Netherlands at the Men's T20 World Cup

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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.

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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

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] CaptainPldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualifyDid not participate
Flag of England.svg 2009 Group stage9/12211000 Jeroen Smits 42101
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Did not qualify63300
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 97200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Super 109/16734000 Peter Borren 107300
Flag of India.svg 2016 Group stage12/16311010 Peter Borren 96201
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Group stage15/16303000 Pieter Seelaar 98100
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Super 128/16844000 Scott Edwards 54100
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Group stage14/20413000 Scott Edwards Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Total0 Titles6/927101601052371302
  1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
  2. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 30300000.002016
Flag of England.svg  England 22000001002009
Flag of India.svg  India 10100000.002022
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 321000066.672022
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2110000502021
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 11000001002024
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10100000.002014
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 10000100.002016
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20200000.002009
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 312000033.332014
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 40400000.002014
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 22000001002014
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2110000502014
Total271016001037.00-
Source: [1] Last Updated: 16 June 2024

Tournament results

England 2009

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2009 Flag of England.svg  England
W by 4 wickets
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 82 runs
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group B)Super 10 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2014 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
W by 6 wickets
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
L by 5 wickets
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
W by 6 wickets
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 9 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 6 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 6 wickets
Flag of England.svg  England
W by 45 runs
5Did not advanceSuper 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

India 2016

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group A)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2016 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 8 runs
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
No result
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
W by 12 runs
2Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2021 Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
L by 7 wickets
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
L by 6 wickets
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 8 wickets
4Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Australia 2022

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group A)Super 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
W by 3 wickets
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
W by 5 wickets
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 16 runs
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 9 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 56 runs
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 6 wickets
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
W by 5 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W by 13 runs
4Did not advanceSuper 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad
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2024 kit

Results
EventFirst stage (Group D)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2024 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
W by 6 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 4 wickets
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 25 runs
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 83 runs
4Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
ScoreOpponentVenueDate
193/4 (13.5 overs)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 21 March 2014
164/4 (20 overs)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 20 October 2021
163/6 (20 overs)Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London 5 June 2009
158/4 (20 overs)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 6 November 2022
152/4 (18.5 overs)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 17 March 2014
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [8]

Individual records

Most appearances

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.PlayerMatchesYears
1 Logan van Beek 192014-2024
2 Tom Cooper 182014-2022
3 Stephan Myburgh 152014-2022
Pieter Seelaar 152009-2021
Paul van Meekeren 152016-2024
4 Bas de Leede 142021-2024
Scott Edwards 142021-2024
Max O'Dowd 142021-2024
5 Timm van der Gugten 132014-2022
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [9]
Most runs
No.PlayerInns.RunsAverageHS10050Years
1 Max O'Dowd 1443336.0871*-52021–2024
2 Stephan Myburgh 1435325.2163-32014–2022
3 Tom Cooper 1735325.2172*-12014–2022
4 Colin Ackermann 1122222.2062-12021–2022
5 Peter Borren 1118717.0049--2009–2016
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [10]
Most wickets
No.PlayerInns.WicketsBBIYears
1 Paul van Meekeren 14224/112016–2024
2 Bas de Leede 11163/192021–2024
3 Timm van der Gugten 12153/212014–2022
4 Logan van Beek 18133/92014–2024
5 Ahsan Malik 8125/192014–2016
Last updated: 16 June 2024 [11]

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