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KOLKATA: Nether\u00adlands captain Scott Edwards led from the front as they bounced back from a record World Cup defeat by Australia with an 87-run hammering of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Saturday.<\/p>\n
This victory was the non-Test side\u2019s second win of the tournament after their sho\u00adck defeat of South Afri\u00adca in Dharamsala on Oct 17.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands, as was the case against South Africa, were indebted to wicket-keeper\/batsman Edwards, whose top-score of 68 led a recovery from 63-4 to 229 all out.<\/p>\n
The Tigers, chasing a seemingly modest target of 230, collapsed to 70-6 and were eventually dismissed for 142 as they suffered a fifth defeat in six World Cup games.<\/p>\n
Mehidy Hasan Miraz\u2019s 35 was the top score against a Netherlands attack missing spinner Roelof van der Merwe through illness.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands\u2019 win was all the more creditable as it came just days after their World Cup record 309-run defeat by Australia.<\/p>\n
Edwards, however, was dropped twice on nought in the same Mustafizur Rah\u00adman over, Liton Das flooring him in the gully before wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim grassed a tougher, diving chance.<\/p>\n
Netherlands paceman Paul van Meekeren then returned fine figures 4-23 as the Tigers were bowled out with more than seven overs remaining.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought that if we could get somewhere aro\u00adu\u00adnd 220 plus, we would have a chance,\u201d said Edwards.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWe spoke at the start of the tournament about giving ourselves a chance at the semis. That looks tricky, but that\u2019ll remain our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bangladesh, for all they had plenty of support at the Eden Gardens in what is a Bengali-speaking region of India, were \u201csloppy\u201d in the field according to Tigers captain Shakib Al Hasan and even worse with the bat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been poor with the bat all tournament and this is as bad as it gets,\u201d said star all-rounder Shakib, appearing in his fifth World Cup Bangladesh lost both their openers on 19.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Van Meekeren then had Shakib, trying to cut a lifting ball that was too close to him caught behind for just five.<\/p>\n
The Tigers were all but beaten at 70-6 when Mushfiqur was bowled for one by a fine van Meekeren delivery that jagged back.<\/p>\n
Fellow veteran Mahmudullah, fresh from a hundred against South Africa, only managed 20 before he was well caught by Dutt off Bas de Leede.<\/p>\n
Van Meekeren ended the match when he had Taskin Ahmed caught in the deep.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the 27-year-old Edwards shared partnerships of 44 with de Leede and 78 with Sybrand Engelbrecht, who made a useful 35.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands were struggling at 4-2 following the loss of openers Vikramkjit Singh and Max O\u2019Dowd after Edwards won the toss.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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