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ODI World Cup: Scott Edwards, Paul van Meekeren star in Netherlands’ rout of Bangladesh | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Skipper Scott Edwards' feisty half-century was followed by a dream spell from Paul van Meekeren as Netherlands stunned Bangladesh in yet another ODI World Cup upset in Kolkata on Saturday.Grabbing their second win in the competition, the Dutch climbed off the bottom of the World Cup table with a remarkable win over Shakib Al Hasan and co. at the iconic Eden Gardens.Chasing a tricky 230 for victory, Bangladesh collapsed to 70 for 6 inside 18 overs with Van Meekeren (4 for 23) running through the middle order.Bas de Leede (2 for 25) provided the perfect support along with other bowlers as Bangladesh eventually folded for 142 in 42.2 overs.The defeat was Bangladesh's fifth in 6 matches as they inched closer to the World Cup exit. The Netherlands' win also meant that the defendin...
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Total cricket: The mantra that drove the Netherlands to a famous World Cup victory over South Africa

It was under head coach Rinus Michels and with players like Johan Cruyff in the lineup that the Dutch national football team brought to the spotlight the philosophy of total football: a tactical system where any outfield player can take over the role of any other player in a team. Following their big win against South Africa at the 2023 ODI World Cup, Netherlands cricket team skipper Scott Edwards attributed ‘total cricket’ as the mantra to their success. “As a group, we pride ourselves on playing total cricket: guys that are coming in at number 9 or 10 but have just as much ability to put on partnerships. Out there batting with them was just about giving us a chance to go harder later in the innings. Luckily, Roelof (van der Merwe) and Aryan (Dutt) played some unbelievable cameos to g...