Netherlands' Bas de Leede reacts after playing a shot during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup ODI between Netherlands and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on October 28, 2023. — AFPKOLKATA: All-rounder Bas de Leede demanded the Netherlands be afforded “bigger nation” status after defeating Bangladesh by 87 runs at the World Cup in Kolkata on Saturday. The Dutch, the only non-Test playing country at the tournament, now have two huge wins at this World Cup after also upsetting South Africa by 38 runs in Dharamsala. “I think obviously every win we get is going to be big for us and for cricket in the Netherlands,” said de Leede. Asked how the Netherlands will celebrate the latest win, de Leede replied: “Nothing too crazy.

Source: The Nation October 30, 2023 03:56 UTC