Edwards leads Netherlands’ rout of Bangladesh
KOLKATA, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP): Netherlands captain Scott Edwards led from the front as his side enjoyed another World Cup success with an 87-run hammering of Bangladesh. Saturday’s victory in Kolkata followed the non-Test side’s shock defeat of South Africa earlier in the tournament.
The Netherlands, as was the case against South Africa, were indebted to wicketkeeper-batsman Edwards, whose innings top-score of 68 led a recovery from 63-4 and 107-5 to 229 all out.
The Tigers, chasing a seemingly modest target of 230, collapsed to 70-6 and were eventually dismissed for 142 at Eden Gardens, despite their opponents being without ill spinner Roelof van der Merwe. This latest reverse meant Bangladesh had suffered five defeats in six World Cup games.
The Netherlands’ win was all the more creditable as it followed their World Cup record 309-run defeat by Australia. Edwards, however, was dropped twice on nought in the same Mustafizur Rahman over, Liton Das flooring him in the gully before wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim grassed a tougher, diving chance.
Netherlands paceman Paul van Meekeren followed up with fine figures 4-23 as the Tigers were bowled out with more than seven overs remaining. Bangladesh lost both their openers on 19.
Edwards held a simple chance after Liton miscued a reverse sweep off spinner Aryan Dutt before taking another catch when Tanzid Hasan edged Logan van Beek. Bangladesh were 63-4 when van Meekeren had Tigers captain Shakib Al Hasan caught behind for just five, the star all-rounder trying to cut a lifting ball that was too close to him.
The Tigers were all but beaten at 70-6 when Mushfiqur was bowled for one by a fine van Meekeren delivery that jagged back. Fellow veteran Mahmudullah, fresh from a hundred against South Africa, only managed 20 before he was well caught by Dutt off Bas de Leede — an example of the Netherlands’ superior fielding.
Van Meekeren ended the match when he had Taskin Ahmed caught in the deep. Earlier, the 27-year-old Edwards shared partnerships of 44 with de Leede and 78 with Sybrand Engelbrecht, who made a useful 35. They were struggling at 4-2 following the loss of openers Vikramkjit Singh and Max O’Dowd after Edwards won the toss.
But Wesley Barresi, 39, in his first match of the tournament, made a run-a-ball 41 before he was caught off a mistimed drive. Edwards, who made 78 not out against South Africa, then overcame a faltering start to post a 78-ball fifty before he spooned Mustafizur to backward point.
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| Netherlands Vikramjit Singh c Shakib b Ahmed 03 Max O’Dowd c Hasan b Islam 00 Wesley Barresi c Shakib b Rahman 41 Colin Ackermann c Rahman b Shakib 15 Scott Edwards c Miraz b Rahman 68 Bas de Leede c Rahim b Ahmed 17 Sybrand Engelbrecht lbw b Hasan 35 Logan van Beek not out 23 Shariz Ahmad run out 06 Aryan Dutt c Miraz b Islam 09 Paul van Meekeren lbw b Hasan 00 Extras (b4, lb1, w7) 12 Total (all out; 50 overs) 229 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Singh, 1.4ov), 2-4 (O’Dowd, 2.2ov), 3-63 (Barresi, 13.4ov), 4-63 (Ackermann, 14.4ov), 5-107 (de Leede, 26.6ov), 6-185 (Edwards, 44.3ov), 7-185 (Engelbrecht, 45.1ov), 8-194 (Ahmad, 47.1ov), 9-212 (Dutt, 48.5ov), 10-229 (van Meekeren, 49.6ov) Bowling: Shoriful Islam 10-0-51-2, Taskin Ahmed 9-1-43-2, Shakib Al Hasan 10-1-37-1, Mehedy Hasan Miraz 4-0-17-0, Mustafizur Rahman 10-1-36-2, Mehedi Hasan 7-0-40-2 Bangladesh Litton Das c Edwards b Dutt 03 Tanzid Hasan c Edwards b van Beek 15 Mehidy Hasan Miraz Najmul Hossain Shakib Al Hasan Mushfiqur Rahim b van Meekeren 01 Mahmadullah c Dutt b Leede 20 Mehedi Hasan run out 17 Taskin Ahmed Mustafizur Rahman b Ackermann 20 Shoriful Islam not out 00 Extras (w6) 06 Total (all out; 42.2 overs) 142 Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Das, 4.2ov), 2-19 (Hasan, 5.2ov), 3-45 (Hossain, 11.5ov), 4-63 (Shakib, 15.6ov), 5-69 (Miraz, 16.5ov), 6-70 (Rahim, 17.4ov), 7-108 (Mahedi, 29.4ov), 8-113 (Mahmudullah, 32.3ov), 9-142 (Rahman, 41.6ov), 10-142 (Ahmed, 42.2 ov) Bowling: Aryan Dutt 10-3-26-1, Logan van Beek 9-1-30-1, Colin Ackermann 7-1-25-1, Paul van Meekeren 7.2-0-23-4, Bas de Leede 7-0-25-2, Shariz Ahmad 2-0-13-0
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