The Netherlands stun B’desh at Eden
Updated On: 29 October, 2023 08:47 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
Both teams lost their openers early but, unlike the Dutch, Bangladesh failed to put partnerships in place to be stranded on the road to recovery
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The Netherlands players celebrate the wicket of Bangladesh’s Litton Das at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Pic/PTI
The Dutch have done it again, and they might take offence if we call it an ‘upset’ this time.
Bangladesh’s reputation as the Test-playing ‘big brother’ was torn to tatters by ‘minnows’ The Netherlands at the Eden Gardens on Saturday as they romped to a 87-run victory. Having grown in confidence and stature through this World Cup, the men in orange defended a vulnerable 229 like lions their cubs to stop the opponents short and leapfrog them into eighth place on the points table.
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