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

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Ab[b] Captain Pld W L T NR
2007 Did not qualify 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 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 Group stage 12/16 3 1 1 0 1 0 Peter Borren 9 6 2 0 1
2021 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)
2026 /20 3 1 2 0 0 0 Scott Edwards 4 3 1 0 0
Total 0 Titles 7/10 30 11 18 0 1 0 56 40 14 0 2
  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

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 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 66.67 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 3 0 3 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
 United States 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026
 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50 2014
Total 30 11 18 0 0 1 0 36.67 N/a
Source:[1] Last Updated: 13 February 2026

Tournament results

2009 World Cup

Squad and kit

2009 kit

Results
Event Group stage (Group B) Super 8s Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2009  England
Won by 4 wickets
 Pakistan
Lost by 82 runs
3 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[2]
Scorecards

2014 World Cup

Squad and kit

2014 kit

Results
Event First stage (Group B) Super 10 (Group 1) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2014  United Arab Emirates
Won by 6 wickets
 Zimbabwe
Lost by 5 wickets
 Ireland
Won by 6 wickets
1  Sri Lanka
Lost by 9 wickets
 South Africa
Lost by 6 runs
 New Zealand
Lost by 6 wickets
 England
Won by 45 runs
5 Did not advance Super 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Scorecards

2016 World Cup

Squad and kit

2014 kit

Results
Event First stage (Group A) Super 12 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2016  Bangladesh
Lost by 8 runs
 Oman
No result
 Ireland
Won by 12 runs
2 Did not advance First round
Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
Scorecards

2021 World Cup

Squad and kit

2021 kit

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

2022 World Cup

Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results
Event First stage (Group A) Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022  United Arab Emirates
Won by 3 wickets
 Namibia
Won by 5 wickets
 Sri Lanka
Lost by 16 runs
2  Bangladesh
Lost by 9 runs
 India
Lost by 56 runs
 Pakistan
Lost by 6 wickets
 Zimbabwe
Won by 5 wickets
 South Africa
Won by 13 runs
4 Did not advance Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
Scorecards

2024 World Cup

Squad and kit

2024 kit

Results
Event First stage (Group D) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2024    Nepal
Won by 6 wickets
 South Africa
Lost by 4 wickets
 Bangladesh
Lost by 25 runs
 Sri Lanka
Lost by 83 runs
4 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
Scorecards

2026 World Cup

Squad and kit

2026 kit

Results
Event First stage (Group A) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2024  Pakistan
Lost by 3 wickets
 Namibia
Won by 7 wickets
 United States
Lost by 93 runs
 India
18 Feb
TBD Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Scorecards

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[17]

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
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]

See also

References

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