Twitter Reactions: Netherlands' dream World Cup continues as they tame the Bangla Tigers in Kolkata

Netherlands beat Bangladesh by 87 runs in Match 28 of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

By Rishabh Beniwal

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Bas-De-Leede-and-Mehidy-Hassan. (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Netherlands registered their second win in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they beat Bangladesh by 87 runs on Saturday, October 28 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. After opting to bat first, the Scott Edwards-led side were bundled out for 229 in their allotted 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh’s chase never got going as they lost half their side with just 69 runs on the board.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz showed some fight with his innings of 35 (40), however, he fell prey to Bas de Leede in the 17th over leaving his side in all sorts of trouble. Bangladesh were eventually bundled out for 142 in 42.2 overs handing an 87-run win to the Netherlands. Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the bowlers for the Dutch as he scalped 4/23 in 7.2 overs while Bas de Leede (2/25, 7 overs) also picked up two wickets.

Earlier in the day, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bat first. They didn’t get off to a good start as they lost their openers Vikramjit Singh (3 off 9) and Max O’Dowd (0 off 3) with just four runs on the board after 2.2 overs. Wesley Barresi walked in number three and played a brilliant knock of 41 (41) to help his side cross the 50-run mark.

Scott Edwards led Netherlands' fightback with the bat in first innings

However, Bangladesh came back into the game by dismissing Barresi and Colin Ackerman in back-to-back overs. Captain Scott Edwards walked in at number five and held one end. He got involved in a 78-run stand for the sixth wicket with Sybrand Engelbrecht and rescued his side from 107/5.

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Edwards was finally dismissed for a well-made 68 (89) by Mustafizur Rahman. Engelbrecht (35 off 61) and Logan van Beek (23 off 16) took their side to score of 229 all out in 50 overs. Rahman was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh with his spell of 2/36 in ten overs while Taskin Ahmed (2/43, 9 overs), Mahedi Hasan (2/40, 7 overs) and Shoriful Isam (2/51, 10 overs) also picked up two wickets each.

Meanwhile, X was abuzz with reactions on Netherlands' emphatic win. Here are some of the posts:

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