The Netherlands national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Out of the nine editions of the tournament that have been held, the team has participated in six. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, but failed to make it to the next two editions. They made their reappearance at the tournament in 2014 and have qualified for every edition since then.
The best performance of the Dutch came in 2022 when they finished in top 8 and earned a direct qualification for the 2024 edition. They have a win–loss record of 10–16 from 27 matches.
T20 World Cup record Men's T20 World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Position 2007 Did not qualify 5 3 2 0 0 2009 Group stage 9/12 2 1 1 0 0 0 Jeroen Smits 4 2 1 0 1 2010 Did not qualify 6 3 3 0 0 2012 9 7 2 0 0 2014 Super 10 9/16 7 3 4 0 0 0 Peter Borren 10 7 3 0 0 2016 First round 12/16 3 1 1 0 1 0 Peter Borren 9 6 2 0 1 2021 First round 15/16 3 0 3 0 0 0 Pieter Seelaar 9 8 1 0 0 2022 Super 12 8/16 8 4 4 0 0 0 Scott Edwards 5 4 1 0 0 2024 Group stage 14/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Scott Edwards Qualified automatically 2026 Group stage 15/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Scott Edwards 4 3 1 0 0 Total0 Titles 7/10 31 11 19 0 1 0 61 43 16 0 2
Record by opponents
Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2009 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 66.67 2022 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 66.67 2021 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2024 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2016 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2009 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 33.33 2014 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50 2014 Total 31 11 19 0 0 1 0 36.67 Source: Last Updated: 8 March 2026
Tournament results
2009 World Cup
Squad and kit Jeroen Smits (c, wk) Tom de Grooth Mudassar Bukhari Ryan ten Doeschate Alexei Kervezee Dirk Nannes Darron Reekers Bas Zuiderent Peter Borren Edgar Schiferli Eric Szwarczynski Maurits Jonkman Pieter Seelaar Daan van Bunge Ruud Nijman Results Group stage (Group B)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 4 wicketsLost by 82 runs3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2014 World Cup
Squad and kit Peter Borren (c) Wesley Barresi (wk) Mudassar Bukhari Ben Cooper Tom Cooper Tom Heggelman Vivian Kingma Ahsan Malik Stephan Myburgh Michael Rippon Pieter Seelaar Michael Swart Eric Szwarczynski Logan van Beek Timm van der Gugten
Results First stage (Group B)Super 10 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 6 wicketsLost by 5 wicketsWon by 6 wickets1Lost by 9 wicketsLost by 6 runsLost by 6 wicketsWon by 45 runs5Did not advanceSuper 10Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
2016 World Cup
Squad and kit Peter Borren (c) Pieter Seelaar (vc) Wesley Barresi (wk) Mudassar Bukhari Ben Cooper Tom Cooper Timm van der Gugten Ahsan Malik Paul van Meekeren Roelof van der Merwe Stephan Myburgh Max O'Dowd Michael Rippon Logan van Beek Vivian Kingma
Results First stage (Group A)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 8 runsNo resultWon by 12 runs2Did not advanceFirst roundSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2021 World Cup
Squad and kit Pieter Seelaar (c) Colin Ackermann Philippe Boissevain Ben Cooper Bas de Leede Scott Edwards Brandon Glover Fred Klaassen Stephan Myburgh Max O'Dowd Ryan ten Doeschate Logan van Beek Timm van der Gugten Roelof van der Merwe Paul van Meekeren
Results First stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 7 wicketsLost by 6 wicketsLost by 8 wickets4Did not advanceFirst roundSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2022 World Cup
Squad and kit Scott Edwards (c, wk) Colin Ackermann Shariz Ahmad Logan van Beek Tom Cooper Brandon Glover Timm van der Gugten Fred Klaassen Bas de Leede Paul van Meekeren Roelof van der Merwe Stephan Myburgh Teja Nidamanuru Max O'Dowd Tim Pringle Vikramjit Singh
Results First stage (Group A)Super 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 3 wicketsWon by 5 wicketsLost by 16 runs2Lost by 9 runsLost by 56 runsLost by 6 wicketsWon by 5 wicketsWon by 13 runs4Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo Scorecards
2024 World Cup
Squad and kit Scott Edwards (c, wk) Kyle Klein Logan van Beek Bas de Leede Sybrand Engelbrecht Ryan Klein Vivian Kingma Wesley Barresi (wk) Michael Levitt Max O'Dowd Aryan Dutt Teja Nidamanuru Tim Pringle Vikramjit Singh Paul van Meekeren Saqib Zulfiqar
Note: Fred Klaassen and Daniel Doram were ruled out due to injuries.
Results First stage (Group D)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 6 wicketsLost by 4 wicketsLost by 25 runsLost by 83 runs4Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
2026 World Cup
Squad and kit Scott Edwards (c, wk) Colin Ackermann Noah Croes Bas de Leede Michael Levitt Zach Lion-Cachet Aryan Dutt Fred Klaassen Kyle Klein Max O'Dowd Logan van Beek Timm van der Gugten Roelof van der Merwe Paul van Meekeren Saqib Zulfiqar
Results First stage (Group A)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 3 wicketsWon by 7 wicketsLost by 93 runsLost by 17 runs4Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo Scorecards
Records and statistics
Team records +Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 193/4 (13.5 overs) Sylhet 2014 176/7 (20 overs) Ahmedabad 2026 164/4 (20 overs) Abu Dhabi 2021 163/6 (20 overs) Lord's 2009 159/3 (18 overs) Delhi 2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
Most appearances This list consists of players with the most matches at the T20 World Cup. Logan van Beek holds the record for the most appearances for the Netherlands, having played 24 matches. Scott Edwards has captained the side in 16 matches, the most by any player for the team at the tournament.
+Most matches Matches Player Period 24 Logan van Beek 2014–202619 Bas de Leede 2021–2026 Scott Edwards 2021–2026 Max O'Dowd 2021–2026 18 Tom Cooper 2014–2022Last updated: 8 March 2026
Batting records + Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period 489 Max O'Dowd 19 19 28.76 5 2021–2026 353 Stephan Myburgh 15 14 25.21 3 2014–2022 Tom Cooper 18 17 25.21 1 2014–2022 297 Colin Ackermann 15 15 21.21 1 2021–2026 281 Scott Edwards 19 19 18.73 2021–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026 + Highest individual innings Score Player Opponent Venue Year 72* Tom Cooper Sylhet 2014 72* Bas de Leede Delhi 2026 71* Max O'Dowd Geelong 2022 70* Max O'Dowd Abu Dhabi 2021 63 Stephan Myburgh Sylhet 2014Last updated: 8 March 2026
+ Most 50+ scores Fifties Player Period 5 Max O'Dowd 2021–2026 3 Stephan Myburgh 2014–2022 1 Colin Ackermann 2021–2026 Tom Cooper 2014–2022 Bas de Leede 2021–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
Bowling records +Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 4W 5W Period 25 Paul van Meekeren 17 14.00 6.03 1 0 2016–2026 22 Logan van Beek 24 27.63 8.60 0 0 2014–2026 21 Bas de Leede 19 19.09 8.12 0 0 2021–2026 15 Timm van der Gugten 14 21.33 7.80 0 0 2014–2026 12 Fred Klaassen 13 24.33 6.46 0 0 2021–2026 Ahsan Malik 9 14.25 6.61 0 1 2014–2016Last updated: 8 March 2026
+Best innings figures Player Bowling figures Opponent Venue Year Ahsan Malik 5/19 (4 overs) Chattogram 2014 Paul van Meekeren 4/11 (2 overs) Dharamsala 2016 Logan van Beek 3/9 (2 overs) Chattogram 2014 Brandon Glover 3/9 (2 overs) Adelaide 2022 Mudassar Bukhari 3/12 (3.4 overs) Chattogram 2014Last updated: 8 March 2026
Partnership records +Highest partnerships by runs Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 91 (1st wicket) Stephan Myburgh & Peter Borren v Sylhet 2014 82 (3rd wicket) Max O'Dowd & Colin Ackermann v Abu Dhabi 2021 73 (2nd wicket) Max O'Dowd & Tom Cooper v Adelaide 2022 70 (3rd wicket) Bas de Leede & Colin Ackermann v Delhi 2026 69 (1st wicket) Michael Swart & Stephan Myburgh v Sylhet 2014Last updated: 8 March 2026
Wicket-keeping records +Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches Period 18 Scott Edwards 19 17 1 2021–2026 8 Wesley Barresi 10 8 0 2014–2016Last updated: 8 March 2026
Fielding records +Most catches Catches Player Matches Period 13 Logan van Beek 24 2014–2026 10 Roelof van der Merwe 16 2016–2026 7 Peter Borren 12 2009–2016 Pieter Seelaar 15 2009–2021 Bas de Leede 19 2021–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
See also
Netherlands at the Cricket World Cup ICC Men's T20 World Cup
References
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