Dutch captain Peter Borren blamed poor batting for the six-wicket loss to Bangladesh on Monday, the fifth consecutive defeat for the minnows in a miserable campaign.
The Dutch were shot out for 160 in 46.2 overs after electing to take first strike on the slow wicket, a target Bangladesh surpassed in the 42nd over with left-handed Imrul Kayes making 73 not out.
Ryan ten Doeschate top-scored for the Netherlands with an unbeaten 53, but none of the other batsmen managed 30, six failed to reach double figures and four ran themselves out.
"We just kept losing wickets at crucial times," said Borren. "We were trying to form partnerships but failed. Four run-outs and a couple of poor dismissals is criminal at this level. I am a bit disappointed with that."
Bangladesh's three left-arm spinners shared five of the six wickets to fall to bowlers with Abdur Razzak leading the way with 3-29 in 10 steady overs. Shakib Al Hasan and Suhrawadi Shuvo claimed one each.
But Borren credited Bangladesh's success to seamer Shafiul Islam, who conceded just seven runs in his first six overs as the Dutch plodded to 28-0 by the ninth.
"Shafiul bowled very well today," Borren said. "He was consistent and did not bowl bad balls. We were looking at opportunities of scoring in the initial powerplays when the ball was hard, but to be honest Shafiul did not allow us to do that. He went without a wicket, but probably deserved many."
Borren conceded his team found it tough to adjust to the slow wicket at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium against the home team's spin assault.
"It takes time to get used to spinners on such wickets," he said. "We can't get used to it if we don't stay long enough on it. We kept losing wickets at crucial times. We were trying to form partnerships but failed. We are just not accustomed to playing in these sort of conditions. The guys were trying to play shots but there was no pace on the ball. We just could not deal with it as well as we should have."
The Dutch take on fellow minnows Ireland in their last match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
