England dropped to the bottom of the group table at the Cricket World Cup after the Netherlands claimed a shock 87-run win over Bangladesh in Kolkata.
Scott Edwards hit a feisty half-century and bowler Paul van Meekeren ripped through Bangladesh in a fiery spell to give the Netherlands their second victory of the tournament and lift them from bottom spot. Chasing 230 to win, Bangladesh collapsed to 70-6 inside 18 overs as Van Meekeren caused chaos in the middle order and Bas de Leede dismissed set batter Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 35, before the team eventually folded for 142 in 42.2 overs.
Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan cleaned up the tail, but Bangladesh were left to rue the fact they allowed the Netherlands' lower order to accumulate 74 runs in the final 10 overs that gave them a respectable total. Netherlands had lost both their openers in the first 14 balls after Edwards won the toss and chose to bat, but Wesley Barresi repaired the damage with a breezy 41 that included eight fours before Mustafizur Rahman enticed him into a poor shot.
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