T20 World Cup 2024: Netherlands Announce 16-Member Squad As Associate Nation Readies For Third Consecutive World Cup

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Amstelveen, May 13: A 16-member Netherlands Cricket Team for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 has been announced by the KNCB on Monday (May 13).

From June 4 onwards, under the guidance of national men's coach Ryan Cook, the Dutch cricket team will embark on their journey to participate in the marquee event. Scott Edwards will be leading the Dutch side in the showpiece event. The tournament is slated to be held across the United States and the West Indies.

A total of twenty teams will engage in 55 matches across seven Caribbean nations and three cities in the United States. This marks the first instance in international cricket history where an Associate country has qualified for three consecutive World Cups. The Dutch side previously competed in the T20 World Cup in Australia in autumn 2022 and the 50-over World Cup in autumn 2023.

What is the Dutch national cricket team's schedule for four group matches and venues, with fixtures?

1. June 4 against Nepal, Dallas, starting at 17:30 CET (9:00 PM IST, same day)
2. June 8 against South Africa, New York, starting at 16:30 CET (8:00 PM IST, same day)
3. June 13 against Bangladesh, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, starting at 16:30 CET (8:00 PM IST, same day)
4. June 17 against Sri Lanka, Gros Islet, St. Lucia, starting at 02:30 CET (6:00 AM IST, same day)

The top two teams from each group will advance to the next phase, the Super Eight, followed by semi-finals and a final match.

Netherlands Cricket Team for T20 World Cup 2024

The squad for this World Cup, listed alphabetically by first name and their domestic/county teams, includes:

1. Aryan Dutt (Hermes DVS)
2. Bas de Leede (Durham CCC)
3. Daniel Doram (Leeward Islands)
4. ⁠Fred Klaassen (Kent CCC)
5. Kyle Klein (HBS, traveling reserve)
6. Logan van Beek (Wellington Firebirds)
7. Max O'Dowd (Kampong)
8. Michael Levitt (Voorburg CC)
9. ⁠Paul van Meekeren (Weston-Super-Mare)
10. Scott Edwards (captain, wk) (Kampong)
11. Sybrand Engelbrecht (Voorburg CC)
12. Teja Nidamanuru (VRA)
13. ⁠⁠Tim Pringle (Northern Districts)
14. Vikram Singh (VRA)
15. Viv Kingma (Voorburg CC)
16. Wesley Barresi (HBS)

Ryan Cook expressed confidence in the team's balance, anticipating their ability to adapt to the conditions and challenges posed by their opponents in the US and West Indies. He highlighted the players' dedication and recent ProSeries participation as evidence of the growing depth and quality of Netherlands cricket.

"We have been able to select a well-balanced team which we are confident will be able to perform in the conditions against the opposition we face in the US and West Indies. All of the players have been training well and have been involved in the recent ProSeries with some exciting performances showing the growing depth and quality in Netherlands cricket.

"We have managed to perform admirably in the last two World Cups we have participated in and will be determined to rise to the challenges we face ahead to reach the next round of the tournament," Cook said.

Preparations for the T20 World Cup commenced in January, with the team engaging in seven matches against South African T20 franchise teams, followed by a T20 series in Nepal with Nepal and Namibia. Subsequently, four ProSeries matches were held in the Netherlands among the nation's top cricketers, alongside five rounds of the national T20 top-class league.