After improving its performance in the last few years, the Netherlands will look to perform well in the T20 World Cup this year. This year, the team’s captaincy has been given to wicketkeeper-batsman Scott Edwards.
Netherlands’s T20 World Cup Squad 2024
- Scott Edwards (captain)
- Aryan Dutt
- Bas de Leede
- Daniel Doram
- Fred Klaassen
- Kyle Klein
- Logan van Beek
- Max O’Dowd
- Michael Levitt
- Paul van Meekeren
- Sybrand Engelbrecht
- Teja Nidamanuru
- Tim Pringle
- Vikram Singh
- Wesley Barresi
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Important Players for the Netherlands in the 2024 T20 World Cup
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Scott Edwards (Captain)
Scott Edwards, who captained the Netherlands in the last T20 World Cup, will also be seen captaining the T20 World Cup to be held in June this year. He has played 56 international T20 matches so far, in which he has scored 671 runs.
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Aryan Dutt
The young spin bowler who will play his first T20 World Cup for the Netherlands is an Indian but lives in the Netherlands. Till now, he has played only 9 matches in which he has taken 8 wickets, and that too at an economy of 8.88.
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Bas de Leede
For the Netherlands, he is looking at both batting and bowling, except for Bas de Leede, who has played 31 T20 international matches so far in which he has scored 610 runs and taken 27 wickets.
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Fred Klaassen
This year, the command of fast bowling in the Netherlands will be in the hands of Fred Klaassen. Till now, he has taken 43 wickets in 39 matches. His speed and line length will help the team a lot.
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Logan van Beek
Based on my experience, Logan van Beek can help the Netherlands team perform well. Till now, he has taken 21 wickets in 22 T20 matches, in which his economy is 7.85.
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What can we expect from other players?
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Max O’Dowd
The Netherlands opening batsman, Max O’Dowd, has so far scored 1651 runs in 63 T20 matches, that too at a strike rate of 121.4. This year, the Netherlands should expect a good start from him. He is one of the most important players for the Netherlands this year.
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Paul van Meekeren
Currently, the most economical bowler for the Netherlands is Paul van Meekeren. He has taken 64 wickets in 57 T20 matches at an economy rate of just 6.99. The Netherlands team is very dependent on him.
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Teja Nidamanuru
Indian-Dutch batsman Teja Nidamanuru was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, but he went to live in the Netherlands, and now he plays for their professional team. Till now, he has played only 11 T20 matches, in which he has scored only 86 runs.
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Tim Pringle
Tim Pringle, the bowling all-rounder who played under-19 for the New Zealand team, is now playing cricket for the Netherlands. He has not played many matches yet but he has taken 7 wickets in 13 T20 matches. The team will expect a good performance from him in this T20 World Cup.
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Prediction
This year, the Netherlands can be seen performing well, as their performance in the ODI World Cup means that they will be seen performing better this year than the previous T20 World Cup. They are currently in Group D, which also includes South Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Netherlands Schedule for T20 World Cup 2024
| TEAM | TEAM | DATE | VENUE | |
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| Netherlands | vs | Nepal | June 4 | Dallas |
| Netherlands | vs | South Africa | June 8 | New York |
| Netherlands | vs | Bangladesh | June 13 | Kingstown |
| Netherlands | vs | Sri Lanka | June 17 | Gros Islet |
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