The Netherlands national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Out of the nine edition of the tournament that have been held, the team has participated in six editions. 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.
ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab [lower-alpha 2] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
![]() | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeroen Smits | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
![]() | Super 10 | 9/16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peter Borren | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Peter Borren | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pieter Seelaar | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Super 12 | 8/16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Edwards | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 14/20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Edwards | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | |||||
Total | 0 Titles | 6/9 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 52 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2009 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 2022 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 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 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
Total | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.00 | - |
Source: [1] Last Updated: 16 June 2024 | |||||||||
Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
2009 | ![]() W by 4 wickets | ![]() L by 82 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2] |
Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2014 | ![]() W by 6 wickets | ![]() L by 5 wickets | ![]() W by 6 wickets | 1 | ![]() L by 9 wickets | ![]() L by 6 runs | ![]() L by 6 wickets | ![]() W by 45 runs | 5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3] |
Event | First stage (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||||
2016 | ![]() L by 8 runs | ![]() No result | ![]() W by 12 runs | 2 | Did not advance | First round | ||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4] |
Event | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||||
2021 | ![]() L by 7 wickets | ![]() L by 6 wickets | ![]() L by 8 wickets | 4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5] |
Event | First stage (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2022 | ![]() W by 3 wickets | ![]() W by 5 wickets | ![]() L by 16 runs | 2 | ![]() L by 9 runs | ![]() L by 56 runs | ![]() L by 6 wickets | ![]() W by 5 wickets | ![]() W by 13 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Super 12 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6] |
Event | First stage (Group D) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
2024 | ![]() W by 6 wickets | ![]() L by 4 wickets | ![]() L by 25 runs | ![]() L by 83 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7] |
Score | Opponent | Venue | Date | ||
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193/4 (13.5 overs) | ![]() | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 21 March 2014 | ||
164/4 (20 overs) | ![]() | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 20 October 2021 | ||
163/6 (20 overs) | ![]() | Lord's, London | 5 June 2009 | ||
158/4 (20 overs) | ![]() | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 6 November 2022 | ||
152/4 (18.5 overs) | ![]() | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 17 March 2014 | ||
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [8] |
This list consists top five tiers with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Logan van Beek has played most matches with a total of 19 matches, while Scott Edwards has captained the team in most matches (11).
No. | Player | Matches | Years | |||
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1 | Logan van Beek | 19 | 2014-2024 | |||
2 | Tom Cooper | 18 | 2014-2022 | |||
3 | Stephan Myburgh | 15 | 2014-2022 | |||
Pieter Seelaar | 15 | 2009-2021 | ||||
Paul van Meekeren | 15 | 2016-2024 | ||||
4 | Bas de Leede | 14 | 2021-2024 | |||
Scott Edwards | 14 | 2021-2024 | ||||
Max O'Dowd | 14 | 2021-2024 | ||||
5 | Timm van der Gugten | 13 | 2014-2022 | |||
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [9] |
No. | Player | Inns. | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | Years |
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1 | Max O'Dowd | 14 | 433 | 36.08 | 71* | - | 5 | 2021–2024 |
2 | Stephan Myburgh | 14 | 353 | 25.21 | 63 | - | 3 | 2014–2022 |
3 | Tom Cooper | 17 | 353 | 25.21 | 72* | - | 1 | 2014–2022 |
4 | Colin Ackermann | 11 | 222 | 22.20 | 62 | - | 1 | 2021–2022 |
5 | Peter Borren | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 49 | - | - | 2009–2016 |
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [10] |
No. | Player | Inns. | Wickets | BBI | Years | |
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1 | Paul van Meekeren | 14 | 22 | 4/11 | 2016–2024 | |
2 | Bas de Leede | 11 | 16 | 3/19 | 2021–2024 | |
3 | Timm van der Gugten | 12 | 15 | 3/21 | 2014–2022 | |
4 | Logan van Beek | 18 | 13 | 3/9 | 2014–2024 | |
5 | Ahsan Malik | 8 | 12 | 5/19 | 2014–2016 | |
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [11] |
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