The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has been truly exciting, featuring several major teams facing unexpected defeats. In the 28th match of the tournament, Bangladesh experienced a devastating loss to the Netherlands.
The 2023 World Cup tournament has treated us to some incredible cricket matches thus far, much like the recent clash between Australia and New Zealand in Dharamsala. In the 28th match of this competition, we witnessed a thrilling encounter between Bangladesh and the Netherlands at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The game kicked off with the Netherlands winning the toss and opting to bat. Once again, their top-order struggled, finding themselves at 63/4 after just 14.4 overs. However, this time, the lower-order batsmen stepped up to salvage their innings.
Once again, Skipper Scott Edwards showcased his rescue skills, delivering a remarkable 68 runs from 89 balls. In his tournament debut, Wesley Barresi made a solid contribution with a 41-ball 41. The Netherlands managed to put up a total of 229 runs before getting all out in their allotted 50 overs. Bangladesh’s bowlers, including Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahim, and Mahedi Hasan, each claimed two wickets in the match.
Bangladesh seemed to have a straightforward run chase on their hands, but the Netherlands’ bowlers proved to be quite a challenge. Bangladesh lost their two opening batsmen with just 19 runs on the board and continued to struggle with wickets falling at regular intervals. They found themselves in dire straits, losing six wickets for a mere 70 runs in 17.4 overs. Ultimately, Bangladesh’s innings came to a close as the Netherlands secured their second victory of the tournament, marking their second win against a test-playing nation, with Bangladesh as the previous victim.
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Twitter was abuzz with excitement as the Netherlands triumphed over the Bengal Tigers. Here are some reactions of the fans:
