Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh this afternoon (28 Oct.), with both teams hoping that this match might be the start of a turnaround that would give them a shot of surviving in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Shakib al Hasan-led Bangladesh will take on the Netherlands at the famous Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, India at 02:00 p.m. today.

Both the the Netherlands and Bangladesh have followed similar trajectories in the tournament, with just one win from their five matches. The Netherlands have not been able to maintain their momentum after their famous victory over South Africa in their third match of the tournament.

Similarly, Bangladesh have failed to win a single game in the tournament after handing Afghanistan a crushing defeat in their opening match.

Bangladesh, who have been without the services of captain Shakib al Hasan for most of the tournament, will be looking to settle their playing XI as they work to improve in both departments. 
Bangladesh’s deficiencies were exposed in their last match against South Africa, when the Proteas posted 382 runs in their 50 overs and dismissed the Bangladesh batsmen for a meagre score of 233.

The Netherlands, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from a crushing defeat to five-time world champions Australia in their last outing. The Australian batsmen put the Dutch bowlers to the sword, scoring 399 runs in their 50 overs. Meanwhile, the Dutch batting will also be lacking in confidence after being bowled out for 90 runs in just 21 overs.

Netherlands Playing XI: Scott Edwards (c/w), Colin Ackermann, Wesley Barresi (wk), Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren and Vikramjit Singh.

Bangladesh Playing XI: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das (w/k), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

- With input from agencies