It has been a tough day for the Bengal Tigers in the ICC World Cup. The Bangladeshi side saw a total batting collapse and the fans were spotted leaving the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata where the side was reduced 70/6. Earlier, batting first, the Dutch side gave Bangladesh to chase 230. But the entire batting order of the Bengal Tigers saw a total collapse much to the dismay of the fans.
Litton Das was the first person to be dismissed after the opener was scalped for just 3 runs. Tanzid Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz did add a couple of runs but then the Bengal Tigers started to fall like a pack of cards. Seeing the poor performance of their beloved team, the Bangladeshi fans started to leave the stadium.
In the end, despite some good stands from the tailenders, Bangladesh was bundled out for just 142 runs thereby giving a 87-run win for the Dutch side.
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An outstanding bowling performance from the Netherlands saw them secure an 87-run victory over Bangladesh at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Scott Edwards’ half-century helped the Dutch to a competitive score of 229 in a struggle of a first innings. But his bowling attack also took advantage of a helpful surface to leave Bangladesh’s reply in tatters, with the Tigers slipping to 142 all out.
Netherlands captain Edwards won the toss at Eden Gardens and gave his side the chance to get a score on the board. But wickets fell in clusters as Bangladesh took control of the match through the first half of the first innings, with Taskin Ahmed particularly impressive. With his team in trouble, Edwards stood up with a captain’s knock, hitting a fine half-century to help his team towards a total that kept them in the game.
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And Paul van Meekeren led the way with the ball for the Dutch, taking 4/23 as part of a bowling unit that cranked up the pressure on an underperforming Bangladesh side.
Bangladesh bedded down to recover from the early wickets, but suffered another blow when Paul van Meekeren struck to remove Najmul Hossain Shanto for 9, leaving the Tigers 45/3 and in need of a significant rebuild. The Netherlands’ momentum continued apace as Shakib Al Hasan (5) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (35) were both prised out to leave Bangladesh 69/5 and needing something special to avoid defeat.
And the final wickets came in quick time after a gutsy ninth-wicket stand, with Ackermann bowling Mustafizur Rahman and Van Meekeren returning to account for Taskin just two balls later.
