# Netherlands at the Men's T20 World Cup

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.

## T20 World Cup record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeroen Smits | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Super 10 | 9/16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peter Borren | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Peter Borren | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 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 | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| Total | 0 Titles | 6/9 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 52 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
* ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2009 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 2022 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2021 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
| Total | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.00 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 16 June 2024 |||||||||

## Tournament results
### England 2009
#### Squad

* 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

| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2009 | England W by 4 wickets | Pakistan L by 82 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* 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

| Event | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2014 | United Arab Emirates W by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets | Ireland W by 6 wickets | 1 | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets | South Africa L by 6 runs | New Zealand L by 6 wickets | England W by 45 runs | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||

### India 2016
#### Squad

* 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

| Event | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2016 | Bangladesh L by 8 runs | Oman No result | Ireland W by 12 runs | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* 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

| Event | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Ireland L by 7 wickets | Namibia L by 6 wickets | Sri Lanka L by 8 wickets | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* 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

| Event | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | United Arab Emirates W by 3 wickets | Namibia W by 5 wickets | Sri Lanka L by 16 runs | 2 | Bangladesh L by 9 runs | India L by 56 runs | Pakistan L by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe W by 5 wickets | South Africa W by 13 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Scott Edwards (c, wk)
* Colin Ackermann
* Shariz Ahmad
* Logan van Beek
* Bas de Leede
* Sybrand Engelbrecht
* Brandon Glover
* Vivian Kingma
* Kyle Klein
* Michael Levitt
* Max O'Dowd
* Teja Nidamanuru
* Tim Pringle
* Vikramjit Singh
* Paul van Meekeren
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Event | First stage (Group D) | First stage (Group D) | First stage (Group D) | First stage (Group D) | First stage (Group D) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2024 | Nepal W by 6 wickets | South Africa L by 4 wickets | Bangladesh L by 25 runs | Sri Lanka L by 83 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Team records
#### Highest innings totals

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| 193/4 (13.5 overs) | Ireland | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 21 March 2014 |
| 164/4 (20 overs) | Namibia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 20 October 2021 |
| 163/6 (20 overs) | England | Lord's, London | 5 June 2009 |
| 158/4 (20 overs) | South Africa | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 6 November 2022 |
| 152/4 (18.5 overs) | United Arab Emirates | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 17 March 2014 |
| Last updated: 16 June 2024 ||||

### 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. | Player | Matches | Years |
| 1 | Logan van Beek | 19 | 2014-2024 |
| 2 | Tom Cooper | 18 | 2014-2022 |
| 3 | Stephan Myburgh | 15 | 2014-2022 |
| 3 | Pieter Seelaar | 15 | 2009-2021 |
| 3 | Paul van Meekeren | 15 | 2016-2024 |
| 4 | Bas de Leede | 14 | 2021-2024 |
| 4 | Scott Edwards | 14 | 2021-2024 |
| 4 | Max O'Dowd | 14 | 2021-2024 |
| 5 | Timm van der Gugten | 13 | 2014-2022 |
| Last updated: 16 June 2024 ||||

#### Most runs

| No. | Player | Inns. | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | Years |
| 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 |||||||

#### Most wickets

| No. | Player | Inns. | Wickets | BBI | Years |
| 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 ||||||