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Netherlands vs England, 29th Match, Group 1 at Chattogram, , Mar 31 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
29th Match, Group 1 (D/N), Chattogram, March 31, 2014, World T20
(17.4/20 ov, T:134) 88

Netherlands won by 45 runs

Player Of The Match
3/12
mudassar-bukhari
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ENG
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The bigger picture here was that this game didn't matter for the tournament with both sides eliminated but the game coming up shortly certainly is so stick with us here on ESPNcricinfo. Some county cricket coming up on Sunday too so make sure you're tuned in to our award-winning coverage, some solace perhaps for England supporters. Speak to you soon, enjoy the rest of the tournament...



Just when it seemed like England could take something into their summer from a solid showing in Bangladesh, they have crashed back down with a mighty thump here. An outrageously poor performance with the bat, and more slips in the field too. Something is very wrong. Now they can take stock back in county cricket and somehow try to improve before they come together again in May to face Sri Lanka. Who the Netherlands play next, nobody knows! But they have shown here that they are more than worth fixtures in international cricket.



Here's the jubilant Peter Borren: "We came into the second half thinking we didn't have enough. I asked for one final effort and we did that. I was really proud of our bowlers. To see us play some smart cricket I'm really proud. We've played a bit of 40-over cricket against these guys before and that gave us some confidence. Coming back from the Sri Lanka and South Africa games which knocked us back is a real achievement. Tonight we were pretty much spot on in the field and with the ball. It's a nice way to end the tournament. We've shown the cricket world we can play. We're here representing all the associates and with three performances shown the strength of associate cricket."



How on earth is Stuart Broad going to explain this: "It sums up our winter. It was similar to the sort of batting we put in after losing the Ashes. A very disorganised chase. The bowling and fielding was okay but we lacked application with the bat, no-one took responsibility. No excuses. We should have won it was a relatively straightforward chase. There were some extremely soft dismissals. It's not this loss that's knocked us out but the players have let the fans down. It seemed a complacent batting performance. Hugely disappointing. In the past year we've had trouble chasing down scores and it's a problem we need to eradicate it from our game. A new era is coming and that's exciting. It's been an awful winter. I'm not sure whether I'll keep captaining the T20 side. There will be decisions made right at the top over the next few months."



Man of the Match is Mudassar Bukhari for his fine spell with the ball but in reality it was a perfect display from the whole team in the field.



What a performance from Netherlands! Totally outplaying England and they have hammered them by 45 runs and take their second victory from two meetings! Memories of 2009 come flooding back but this was no last ball scramble, Netherlands have won by a street. England simply did not get to grips with this wicket at all. They tried to play the big strokes that served them well in the night matches but here it needed something different and they didn't bother to adjust at all. A shambles from them but take nothing away from the Dutch.



17.4
1W
Bukhari to Tredwell, 1 run, OUT

swing over the off side, it loops just over cover and Tredwell survives but oh my word there's a mix up mid-pitch and there's a run out!! And that will finish things off!!! What a calamitous way to end and it sums England's batting performance up, Parry totally stranded in the middle of the wicket

Stephen Parry run out (Swart/†Barresi) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 100
17.3
1
Bukhari to Parry, 1 run

low full toss flicked out to deep midwicket

So Netherlands now on the cusp of another famous win over England...

17.2
W
Bukhari to Broad, OUT

length ball wide of off stump, Broad aims a swing leg side and nicks it through to the keeper! England's last faint hope walks off. He had to try something, aimed a mighty whack to leg, got there too soon and feathered an edge behind

Stuart Broad c †Barresi b Mudassar Bukhari 4 (5b 0x4 0x6 12m) SR: 80
17.1
1
Bukhari to Tredwell, 1 run

low full toss outside off, slapped only to deep cover

If England win this, I'll eat my hat. Bukhari is back...

end of over 177 runs
ENG: 85/8CRR: 5.00 RRR: 16.33
Stuart Broad4 (4b)
James Tredwell6 (4b 1x4)
Ahsan Malik 3-0-14-0
Logan van Beek 2-0-9-3
16.6
Ahsan Malik to Broad, no run

slower ball, huge swing to leg and Broad misses

16.5
1
Ahsan Malik to Tredwell, 1 run

down the track again but can only run this to long-off

16.4
1
Ahsan Malik to Broad, 1 run

length, Broad swings to leg and gets it off an outside edge to short third man, they sprint a run

16.3
1
Ahsan Malik to Tredwell, 1 run

length outside off, slapped down to long-off

16.2
4
Ahsan Malik to Tredwell, FOUR runs

down the track, aims leg side, it comes off a huge top edge and whirls over point and will run away for four! Finally England find the rope

16.1
Ahsan Malik to Tredwell, no run

full delivery, pushed carefully to cover

The Netherlands are nearly home and hosed here! They just need to keep their cool and see this out. Malik on again...

end of over 164 runs • 2 wickets
ENG: 78/8CRR: 4.87 RRR: 14.00
Stuart Broad3 (2b)
James Tredwell0 (0b)
Logan van Beek 2-0-9-3
Pieter Seelaar 2-0-14-0
15.6
2
van Beek to Broad, 2 runs

full just outside off, slapped hard down the ground but long-off can cut it off

15.5
W
van Beek to Jordan, OUT

full length outside off stump, Jordan swings it down the ground but gets nowhere near enough bat on it, long-off is running in, dives forward and takes the catch! Another piece of top fielding from the Dutch and this game is all but theirs now! Once again, an England batsman is not able to time the ball properly in this innings

Chris Jordan c Swart b van Beek 14 (14b 0x4 0x6 17m) SR: 100
15.4
1
van Beek to Broad, 1 run

leg stump, turned to deep midwicket

15.3
1
van Beek to Jordan, 1 run

short and pulled straight to deep midwicket

15.2
van Beek to Jordan, no run

length outside off, Jordan swings to the off side and gets a bottom edge up the wicket

15.1
W
van Beek to Bopara, OUT

length ball swung over the leg side, deep midwicket is right back on the rope and takes the catch!! Huge wicket and surely England are dead and buried now! The catch taken inches from the rope, Seelaar holds on solidly and the Netherlands are dancing about, that could well be the game

Ravi Bopara c Seelaar b van Beek 18 (20b 0x4 0x6 29m) SR: 90

Not far above one a ball from the start of the innings, England have let this slip out to two a ball needed from the last five. Van Beek now does come on...

end of over 157 runs
ENG: 74/6CRR: 4.93 RRR: 12.00
Ravi Bopara18 (19b)
Chris Jordan13 (11b)
Pieter Seelaar 2-0-14-0
Peter Borren 3-0-18-1
14.6
1
Seelaar to Bopara, 1 run

pushed from the crease through the covers

14.5
2
Seelaar to Bopara, 2 runs

tried to be swung down the ground but again the timing is totally not there and it's on several bounces to long-off

14.4
1
Seelaar to Jordan, 1 run

full delivery driven down to long-off

14.3
2
Seelaar to Jordan, 2 runs

driven from outside off, they charge for three as deep cover has a long way to run to his right, but Jordan didn't fancy a third

14.2
1
Seelaar to Bopara, 1 run

swept out to deep midwicket, just the single

14.1
Seelaar to Bopara, no run

Bopara dancing on the crease can only find the bowler

Van Beek returns. Netherlands just need to avoid disaster from here on in and they should close this out. Can they hold their nerve? Oh no, they've changed idea and it's now Seelaar to bowl...

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