With opener Will Young, Tom Latham, and Rachin Ravindra all making half-centuries, the Kiwis made 322-7.

As a result of losing their opening two games, the Netherlands were always behind the rate and lost wickets regularly.

Despite Colin Ackermann’s 69, they were bowled out for 223 in 46.3 overs, with Mitchell Santner taking 5-59.

Having thrashed England in their opening match, New Zealand will face Bangladesh on Friday at 9:30 BST, while the Netherlands will play South Africa at the same time.

England faces Bangladesh in Dharamshala at 6:00 p.m., while Pakistan faces Sri Lanka at 9:30 p.m. The Kiwis are aiming to reach their third successive World Cup final, and their campaign kicked off with a nine-wicket win over England on Thursday.

The cricket was less spectacular, but more consistent and reliable.

Despite their patience and strength down the ground, Young (70) and Ravindra (51) may be under threat when Kane Williamson returns to the side – possibly in New Zealand’s next match.

At one point, it seemed like they might be limited to under 300, but then it felt like they could go well beyond 350.

But Santner added 36 off 17 balls with some powerful late-order hitting