Netherlands win toss, opt to bat against Bangladesh

Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Bangladesh began the World Cup with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan but thereafter lost four straight matches, which sent them at the receiving end. Nonetheless, a victory against Netherlands is highly expected given the gulf of the difference between the two teams in experience and strength.

Both Netherlands and Bangladesh won one match with the former's 35-run victory against South Africa considered as one of the biggest upset in cricket's history.

Netherlands currently are languished at bottom of the table in net run rate and Bangladesh are one place higher of them in 10-team tournament.

Netherlands XI: Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards*†, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Bangladesh XI: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam