ODI World Cup 2023: 3 players to make big impact on today’s Bangladesh vs Netherlands match

Bangladesh vs Netherlands could be a tight game at Eden Gardens Kolkata. Let’s take a look at the top three players who could stand out in today’s game.

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Bangladesh vs Netherlands is going to be an interesting game. Both teams have won just one game out of five and sit at eighth and tenth position in points table. Both teams are going to fight hard in this game. Bangladesh looks strong in papers but you can’t consider any team weaker than others. Eden gardens is batting friendly pitch so today we can see runs flowing in Kolkata. Maybe both teams won’t qualify for knockouts but these teams can become the plan B for any team. 

In this world Bangladesh didn’t perform as they’ve played in the last Asia cup, they’ve got a good start by beating Afghanistan in their first game but after they’ve lost all four games against England, New Zealand, India and South Africa. Bangladesh could make a good comeback by winning in Kolkata. Netherlands is the only team in this world cup who has beaten in form South Africa in the tournament and they can play exceptionally well at any time so Bangladesh has to be alert. Both teams are filled with good players and any one can be the game changer in this game, so take a look at the top three players who can make a big impact in this game. 

Scott Edwards

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Netherlands captain Scott Edwards is one of the best in form players in this tournament. He has 136 runs in five games, one of them being an innings of unbeaten 78 runs against the Proteas. He has batted with an average of 45.33. Scott has made 314 runs in eight games of qualifiers with four half centuries. He has experience of 43 ODI games where he has scored 1348 runs with 14 half centuries. Being a captain he is having a lot of pressure and he is handling them very well. Against South Africa when he came to bat the score was 204 for eight it seemed that Netherlands is going to be summed up by 45 over but Scott took the lead and scored unbeaten 78 runs which led them to make the total of 245 runs later on Netherlands end up beating South Africa in that game He has also taken seven catches and done two stumpings as a wicketkeeper. Scott Edwards can surprise Bangladesh by his performance. 

Mohammad Mahmudullah

Bangladeshi Allrounder Mahmudullah is in great form in this world cup he has scored a brilliant century in the last game against South Africa. He has scored 198 runs in just three innings with one century. He has played a really good shot against the top bowling of South Africa. He can also bowl at middle overs, he didn’t get any wicket in this world cup yet but he can be a dangerous spinner in the middle overs. He has batted in this world cup with an average of 99.00 and strike rate of 101.02. Mahumudullah could be a game changer against Netherlands. 

Mustafizur Rehman 

Bangladesh’s experienced seamer Mustafizur can’t stay away from this list. He only has taken two wickets in this world cup but no one can ignore how much experience he has for playing in Indian grounds. He is the fourth most successful bowler for Bangladesh. He is good at not giving runs at death overs which irritates batters in front of him. We’ve seen him winning games for his team many times and that could happen today against the Netherlands too.

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