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Scott Edwards to captain as Netherlands name T20 World Cup 2026 squad

Aakash Saini

Netherlands name squad for T20 World Cup 2026 [Source: AFP]Netherlands name squad for T20 World Cup 2026 [Source: AFP]

Cricket Netherlands has unveiled a strong 15-player Netherlands squad for the upcoming 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Making their sixth successive appearance in a T20 World Cup, the Netherlands team is placed in Group A of the competition.

Scott Edwards will continue to serve as Netherlands skipper, and he will be accompanied by fellow senior pros like Roelof van der Merwe, Max O'Dowd and others.

Indian-origin player axed as Netherlands name T20 World Cup 2026 squad

On Monday, January 12, i.e., less than a month from the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Cricket Netherlands named their 15-player squad for the competition. Senior wicketkeeper-batter Scott Edwards will continue to lead Netherlands, thus reprising his role from his team’s previous three-match away series against Bangladesh last September.

Indian-origin opening batter Vikramjit Singh was dropped from the squad following his lackluster run with the bat throughout Netherland’s T20I series in Bangladesh and the preceding Scotland T20 Tri-Series.

Vikramjit’s opening partner Max O'Dowd alongside young batting all-rounder Bas de Leede and the experienced Roelof van der Merwe, all made a cut into the team to constitute a star-studded line-up. Here is a look at the entire Netherlands squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Netherlands squad for T20 World Cup 2026:

Colin Ackermann, Logan van Beek, Noah Croes, Aryan Dutt, Scott Edwards (c and wk), Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Bas de Leede, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Max O'Dowd and Saqib Zulfiqar.

Netherlands T20 World Cup 2026 schedule

The Netherlands team qualified for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after winning the 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final at home in July 2025 last year.

As per the ICC schedule, they are placed in Group A of the tournament alongside hosts India, Namibia, Pakistan and USA. Netherlands will face Pakistan in their opening match on February 7 in Colombo before travelling to India for matches against Namibia (Delhi on February 10), USA (Chennai on February 13) and against India (Ahmedabad on February 18).