Bangladesh lose to Netherlands, semifinal hope finished

Netherlands (Playing XI): Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam.

Speaking at the time of the toss, Scott Edwards said, "We'll have a bat first, wicket looks good. Hopefully, we can score quick. The good thing is it is a quick turnaround, so we need to leave the loss behind. We've set high expectations on ourselves, we need to just focus on the games to come. Barring the last game, we've been playing a lot of good cricket. Two changes - Shariz coming in for Roelof."

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said, "We have to do better with batting and bowling, especially in the powerplay. If we can do that, the momentum will be with us. We've got a lot of Bangladeshis who have travelled across the border, plus in Kolkata, we speak the same language, and have a similar culture."

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 here at iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

While the two teams are unfamiliar with one other and will face on neutral ground this time, they are in startlingly similar situations, with both of their Cricket World Cup 2023 campaigns on the verge of collapse.

Following their crushing 309-run loss to Australia, the Netherlands supplanted Bangladesh at the bottom of the standings, and little now separates the teams, even with England having slipped in between them.

Just one scoring shot, a three from Vikramjit Singh of the fifth ball against Shoriful.

Over 1.4: Taskin bowls a fuller delivery, batter opened the face early and lobbed an easy catch to Shakib at mid-off. Netherlands 3/1.

Shoriful induces an edge off a good length delivery and Tanzid holds the flying ball at second slip. Netherlands 4/2.

First boundary in the innings from Ackermann. Netherlands reach 9/2 after 3 overs

Oldest player of the tournament, 39 years 178 days old Baresi hits two consecutive fours against Shoriful. Netherlands 23/2 after 4.4 overs

Last ball of the seventh over. Baresi cuts square of the wicket for another four, his fourth one to take the score to 29/2

The oldest man of the tournament hits another four. This time against Taskin through square leg boundary

Baresi on fire. He dispatched the Taskin half-volley to pick his sixth boundary. Netherlands 38-2 after 8 overs.

Shakib gave just two singles off his first over. Netherlands 40-2 after 9 overs.

The partnership added 43 off 46

Four singles off Shakib over

Netherlands 54-2 after 12 overs

Last bowl of 13th over, Barresi hits Shakib for four

Mustafiz bowls a slower, Barresi mistimed to spoon the ball high in the air and Shakib held the high catch at the middle of the pitch running from cover

Netherlands lose fourth and role is reversed between Shakib and Mustafiz. Shakib bowls one down the leg, Ackermann tries to sweep but get caught at short fine leg. Netherlands 63-4

Mustafiz induced edges of Edwards in second and fourth ball. Liton spilled at third slip and wicketkeeper Mushfiq dropped respectively

Edwards and de Leede consolidating the innings

Taskin gets two wickets

Edwards on 36 off 54

Just three singles conceded in the 34th over. Mustafiz 6-0-20-1. Netherlands 130-5

Engelbrecht picks up a crucial boundary, six off the over

Miraz and Shakib bowls two overs conceding just two each.

Edwards (47) and Engelbrecht (24) steadying the innings

Netherlands 155-5 after 40 overs

Edwards picks two against Shoriful to reach his fifty off 78 balls.

Just after scoring fifty the skipper strikes a ball through fine leg

Over 41.1: the batter reverse sweeps Shakib for score. score 165-5

Mustafiz gave away just a single in first four balls. The batter went for a big shot in the fifth just to find a top edge. However, Miraz at backward point completely misjudges it and conceded three runs

First ball of Taskin, a short pitched one, hit for four. 176-5

Another short ball and Edwards sent it into opposite direction. Captain on fire

Netherlands 184-5 after 44 overs

Over 44.3: Mustafiz bowls a slower outside the off, Edwards flashes and get caught by Miraz at the extra cover. Edward out for 68

Mustafiz 9-1-33-2. Netherlands 185-6 after 45 overs

Batter misses the reverse sweep and hits plumb in front. Took a futile review.

The left hander Ahmad tried to play a sweep and missed.

Ahmed nudges the last ball to leg and picked two. Netherlands 189-7 after 46 overs.

Mustafiz bowls over the wicket, beats the batter with an in-cutter. But the replay showed spikes at snickometer.

After placing the ball at leg the batter had a valiant attempt to dive back for the second but was on the line when keeper Mushfiq broke the stumps from a Mahmudullah thorow. 194-8

Netherlands got some lucky runs

Shoriful balls little short of length and Aryan Dutt went to backfoot to hit a big six over cow corner. 212-8 after 48.4 overs

Dutt tries a big shot outside off but get caught by Mehedi at extra cover

Van de Beek takes charge on Mahedi

Van Meekeren missed reverse sweep and adjudged leg before

Litton, who was struggling, tried to reverse sweep off-spinner Aryan Dutt and got out caught behind after consuming 12 balls. Bangladesh 19-1 after 5 overs.

Van Beek bowled a good length and found the edge of Tanzid. Bangladesh 19-2

Dutt, van Beek, Dutt..three maidens in a row between over number five to seven

Miraz comes down the wicket to loft off-spinner Dutt over long off

Miraz pulls Dutt. Bangladesh 33-2

Expensive over comes to an end with a shot over midwicket. Bangladesh 37-2 after nine overs

Just two of the overs

Najmul lobs Mekkeren over the head. Bangladesh 45-2 after 11.4 over

Najmul goes for an expansive drive and gets caught by Van Beek off Van Meekeren for 9

five runs and a wicket of the over

Miraz 23 (32), Shakib 4 (12)

Shakib flashes loosely and get caught by the wicketkeeper Edwards. Meekeren gets his second. Bangladesh 63/4

Bas de Leede got wicket in his very first over. Miraz

Wickets are falling like pack of cards. Miraz tries the same loose shot like Shakib and gone in the same way for 35 off 40.

Van Meekeren bowls a beauty to fetch his third. He bowls a cutter that beats Musfhiq who is dismissed for 1. Bangladesh 70/6

Just one run off Van Meekeren. His figure 5-0-18-3

Mahmudullah and Mahedi dealing in singles

Seven off the over including a boundary. Bangladesh 102-6 after 28 overs

Over 29.4: misunderstanding between the batters and a brilliant direct throw from de Leede. Bangladesh 108/7

Aryan Dutt comes back and picks up the vital wicket. Mahmudullah held at midwicket by de Leede. Bangladesh 113/8

Taskin and Mustafiz delaying the inevitable

The southpaw dismissed after scoring 20 off 35 balls. Bangladesh 142-9 with eight overs to go

Van Meekeren picked up the last wicket as Bas de Leede holds the catch at deep. Bangladesh all out for 142