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Pieter Seelaar will continue to lead the side. Musa Ahmed is likely to come back in the XI after missing out on the New Zealand series. Fred Klaassen and Logan van Beek had a good last tour with the ball. The fast-bowling pair will be critical to Netherlands' success.
Netherlands name 16-man squad for West Indies ODIs
The Netherlands have named a strong 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match One-day International series against the West Indies.
World T20 2021 | Will the golden generation of Dutch cricket get them through the group of death?
The Netherlands cricket team has had eventful outings at the T20 World Cups over the years which include beating England not once but twice. The first win came in 2009 at the group stage in England and the second one at the Super 10 stage in the 2014 World Cup in Bangladesh. Apart from beating England, their feat of qualifying for Super 10 by topping their Group in Round 1 where they faced the likes of Ireland and Zimbabwe is also something that is remembered by the Dutch cricket fans. But all that has been years ago. Now, the fans and team itself would be looking to make it to the Super 12 from Round 1. Why is their target only to make the Super 12 even as two teams can now qualify from their group is because the group itself is a group of death. With Sri Lanka, Ireland and a well-formed Namibian unit in the same group as the Netherlands, it is more about getting out of it safe and sound than thinking about topping it or aiming for big wins. Netherland's road to World Cup 2021 The road that the Netherlands unit has travelled through to get to the World Cup has been an equally eventful one as ahs their journey in World Cups been. While they won five games in the World Cup Qualifier 2019 and lost only to Papua New Guinea, whom they beat eventually in the final to win the entire tournament in UAE in 2019. But due to their loss to PNG, the Dutch had to play a Playoffs Semi-Final against UAE, which they win with much ease by nine wickets. In the semi-final, they beat Ireland to book a date with PNG and then win against them to settle scores. It is what happened post Qualifier with the Dutch side that has kept them going, coming into this World Cup. Post the Qualifiers, the Dutch lost twice against Nepal while beating them once in their home and tied one and won one against Malaysia at the same venue. Post that the Orange brigade was involved in two ODIs against Scotland and three against Ireland as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. They lost one against Scotland but won the series 2-1 against Ireland, their biggest ODI series win to date. It is with this confidence and the confidence of its players such as Fred Klaasen, Paul van Meekran, Logan van Beek and Tim van der Gugten who played in big leagues such as T20 Blast, Caribbean Premier League and The Hundred, that the Dutch team came in this World Cup with. In the Warm-up games, though they have lost one to Scotland, their performance against Oman and New Zealand was comprehensive, although they lost to New Zealand by only four runs. Amalgamation of youth and experience: Netherland's flex The best part about this team is that this is probably the best set of cricketers that the Netherlands have got in recent time or probably in the entire history of their game. While the likes of Pieter Seelaar, Roelof van der Merwe and Rayn Ten Doeschate have been in the business for almost two decades now, the youngsters such as Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaasen. Paul van Meekeren and Tim van der Gugten have had the exposure that was previously unseen and unheard of in Dutch cricket. All these players have been regulars at County, T20 Blast and now even The Hundred and therefore come in with a lot of T20 experience. In terms of runs and wickets, O’Dowd has to his kitty more than 1000 T20I runs and has the only century for a Dutchman in T20Is to his name as well. Only Australia born Ben Cooper has more T20I runs than O’Dowd in the Netherlands squad. If Cooper and O’Dowd are top run-getters, skipper Seelaar and van Meekeren are the leading wicket-takers in T20 cricket for the Dutch side with 57 and 47 wickets respectively. Other bowlers such as Klaasen, van der Gugten, Logan van Beek and Brandon Glover too are handy with the leather and thus it would be a headache for coach Ryan Campbell to pick the three or four pacers to go with the spin of Seelaar and van der Merwe. Thus this abundance of talent in the Netherlands camp would make the team feel confident about going into the World Cup. Great ambitions Even after being in the group of death, the Orange Army’s coach Campbell believes that they can get past it and march into the Super 12 as the top two teams. “Yes, it's definitely the group of death, but every World Cup game is tough. There are no easy matches. The other three teams also have match-winners in their ranks. We are confident that we can progress to the Super 12s, but we have to be at our best if we want to qualify. Our team has a lot of talent and we're flexible,” Campbell said in an interview published on KNCB’s website. The words of Campbell could come true, but only if the potential is utilised on the given day, starting with the team’s toughest game against Ireland. Can they do it? For the Netherlands to qualify, the equation is pretty simple, win at least two games and make sure that the net run rate is at a good place. With the kind of form, they have been in the Netherlands can also win three games and has the capability of beating Sri Lanka as well, especially with the kind of side that Sri Lanka currently is. Hence as far as the question about whether or not can they get into Super 12, the answer should be yes. Netherlands T20 World Cup 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 Netherlands T20 World Cup fixtures 18 Oct - Netherlands v Ireland 20 Oct – Netherlands v Namibia 22 Oct – Netherlands v Sri Lanka
World T20 2021 | Ireland vs Netherlands: With in-form bowling units, old rivals begin campaign
Ireland will be up against Netherlands in the World T20 2021 Qualifiers on Monday (October 18, 2021) in Abu Dhabi. Ireland will be coming into this game on the back of a couple of wins in the warm-up matches against PNG and Bangladesh respectively. Netherlands on the other hand suffered a defeat against Scotland but etched a win against Oman in the warm-up fixtures. One common factor that the two sides would be confident about is their bowling. While Netherland's bowling unit kept cool under pressure and helped the side win against Oman, they successfully restricted Scotland for a lesser total of 122/6 in 20 overs. But it was the batting line up that failed to fire and the team was bundled out for 91. The Ireland bowlers restricted PNG for 96/8 in 20 overs while comprehensively defended a target of 178 against Bangladesh by 33 runs. The Bangla tigers were bowled out for 144. The bowlers might have made the headlines in the warm-up matches but both the teams and especially Ireland comprise of some of the finest batters too as far as the white-ball cricket is concerned. Match Details Match – Ireland vs Netherlands – Match 3 Venue – Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Time – 03:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT Where to watch live – Star Sports Network Pitch Report The track in Abu Dhabi might have something on offer for the bowlers and with the kind of form that the two bowling units possess at the moment, it’s going to be a tough task for the batters. So, if you win the toss, bowl first. Probable XI Ireland: Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien, Andrew Balbirnie (C), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Andrew McBrine Netherlands: Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Pieter Seelaar (C), Ben Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Roel of van der Merwe, Fred Klaassen, Scott Edwards, Tim van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren, Phillippe Boissevain CE Fantasy XI
Ireland level series against Netherlands with 8-wicket win in second ODI
Ireland levelled the three-match ODI series against Netherlands on Friday after winning the second encounter by 8 wickets in Utrecht. Chasing 158 in 50 overs, the Irish team went over the line in 43 overs. They didn’t have a really good start to the chase after losing William Portfield for a duck. But Paul Stirling and captain Andrew Balbirnie made sure that the last match’s feat doesn’t repeat again where the Ireland side failed to chase down a pretty small total and suffered a defeat by just one run eventually. While Stirling scored 52 off 64, Balbirnie remained unbeaten at 63 off 127 deliveries. The two batsmen put up a stand of 82 runs for the second wicket before Stirling departed. Balbirnie was then joined by Harry Tector in the middle. The skipper along with Tector (30*) anchored the team to the finish line. For Netherlands, Logan van Beek and captain Pieter Seelaar scalped a wicket apiece. Earlier, batting first, Netherlands started off the proceedings in a decent manner as the openers Myburgh and Max ODowd scored 44 runs for the first wicket before Myburgh was sent in the hut for 11 after he was cleaned up by Joshua Little. Myburgh’s dismissal saw the fall of wickets at regular intervals and the Netherlands team was soon reduced to 111/6 to eventually get bundled out for 157 in the final over. Craig Young and Little starred with the ball for Ireland as both the bowlers picked up a four-wicket haul each. Ireland bowler Little who bagged a four-for expressed his delight for making a significant contribution in the team’s win. “Happy that I was able to contribute to a win. I've lost weight and got fitter. It was a huge disappointment the other day and so I'm absolutely delighted that we've pulled this off,” he said. Netherlands skipper Seelar explained how the track player in the initial part of the match when they were put into bat by Ireland. “It was a good toss to lose I guess. Thought that it was going to be a similar surface but it did a little more in the morning. Got a bit flatter in the afternoon. I won't say that it's why we only got 157 but it was trickier in the morning,” he said. Ireland captain Balbirnie hailed his side’s win and lauded the bowling effort. “It was (a complete performance). I thought we bowled really well and the chase was much more composed than the other day. Bowlers are in a good spot at the moment and it's good that the batting group could see the team through today,” he said. With the series now levelled, the decider will be played on Monday at the same venue.