Netherlands World Cup 2023 Squad Breakdown (The Definitive Guide): Which of these 15-men will make the Netherlands 2023 Cricket World Cup Playing XI?
Netherlands Cricket World Cup 2023 Squad Breakdown – Everything you need to know.
The ODI Super League helped Netherlands play ODI matches against the Top teams, which in turn, helped them in the World Cup qualifiers.
Now the County cricketers return to the fold with Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackermann, and Paul van Meekeren. What does this mean for the Dutch? How does their squad look like?
All that and more, right here, right now. Let’s dive straight in.
Key Takeaways from Netherlands’ World Cup 2023 ODI Squad Announcement
- The average age of Netherland’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad is 28.4. Netherlands is going with a healthy mix of youth and experience. They have youngsters like Shariz Ahmad (20), Vikramjit Singh (20), and Aryan Dutt (20) as well as experience in Wesley Barresi (39) and Roelof van der Merwe (38)
- The 15-member Netherland’s World Cup squad has average ODI experience of 21 matches (The entire 15-men squad have played 313 ODIs combined).
- Netherlands’ squad composition is as follows: 4 proper batters, 7 all-rounders, and 4 proper bowling options. In total, Netherlands has 11 bowling options (4 off spin, 1 left arm spin, 2 leg break and 4 right arm pace) in their squad if absolutely needed. Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, and even occasional keeper Barresi can bowl some part-time spin/medium pace if needed.
- South Africa have 1 left-handed batting options (Vikramjit Singh) and two wicketkeeping options.
Netherlands Cricket World Cup Team at a Glance
| Player | Role | Age |
| Scott Edwards | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 27 |
| Wesley Barresi | Batter/Wicketkeeper | 39 |
| Max O’Dowd | Batter | 29 |
| Vikramjit Singh | Batter | 20 |
| Colin Ackermann | All-Rounder/Right Arm Off Spin | 32 |
| Bas de Leede | All-Rounder/Right Arm Medium Pace | 23 |
| Teja Nidamanuru | All-Rounder/Right Arm Off Spin | 29 |
| Saqib Zulfiqar | All-Rounder/Right Arm Leg Spin | 26 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | All-Rounder/Left Arm Spin | 38 |
| Aryan Dutt | Right Arm Off Spin | 20 |
| Ryan Klein | Right Arm Fast | 26 |
| Shariz Ahmad | Right Arm Leg Spin/Googly | 20 |
| Logan Van Beek | All-Rounder/Right Arm Fast | 33 |
| Paul van Meekeren | Right Arm Fast | 30 |
| Sybrand Engelbrecht | All-Rounder/Right Arm Off Spin | 35 |
| Noah Croes* | Right Hand Bat | 23 |
| Kyle Klein* | Right Hand Bat/Right Arm Pace | 22 |
*signifies that the player is a traveling reserve and not in the main 15-player squad
Netherlands Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI
- Vikramjit Singh
- Max O’Dowd
- Wesley Barresi
- Bas de Leede
- Colin Ackermann/Teja Nidamanuru
- Scott Edwards (C/WK)
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Logan van Beek
- Aryan Dutt
- Shariz Ahmad
- Paul van Meekeren
Injury News
- Tim Pringle (withdrawn due to niggles), Fred Klaasen (stress fracture)
6 Netherlands Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out
- Tim Pringle, Fred Klaasen
- Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, and Vivian Kingma played the WC qualifiers but missed out on the WC spot due to the return of Ackermann, van Meekeren, and van der Merwe.
- Musa Ahmad played few ODIs before the qualifiers, but failed to make the cut after march 2023
Surprise Pick for Netherlands’ World Cup Squad
- Sybrand Engelbrecht
Netherlands World Cup 2023 Squad – Complete List of Players
1. Scott Edwards (C/WK)
Role: Right Hand Bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 38/35
- Runs: 1212, Best: 86
- Average/SR: 40.40/92.73
- 100/50: 0/86
Recent ODI Form: 67, 67*, 4, 25, 1
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 27
Embed from Getty Images2. Max O’Dowd
Role: Right Hand Bat, occasional off spin
- Matches/Innings: 33/33
- Runs: 1158, Best: 133*
- Average/SR: 29.98/122.13
- 100/50: 0/10
Recent ODI Form: 90, 36, 0, 35, 20, 33
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images3. Vikramjit Singh
Role: Left Hand Bat (Opener), Occasional Medium pace
- Matches/Innings: 25/25
- Runs: 808, Best: 110
- Average/SR: 32.32/77.17
- 100/50: 1/4
Recent ODI Form: 37, 0, 110, 40, 13
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 20
Embed from Getty Images4. Colin Ackermann
Role: Right Hand Bat, Right arm off spin
- Matches/Innings: 7/6
- Runs: 211 , Best: 81
- Average/SR: 35.16/75.35
- 100/50: 0/2
- Wickets: 4, Best: 2/51
Recent ODI Form: 81, 50, 28, 37 & 0/45, 2/51, 0/40
Last ODI: March 25, 2023
Age: 32
Embed from Getty Images5. Wesley Barresi (Wicketkeeper)
Role: Right Hand Bat/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 45/44
- Runs: 1193 , Best: 137*
- Average/SR: 30.58/78.48
- 100/50: 1/8
- Catches/Stumpings: 20/8
Recent ODI Form: 27, 52,97, 11, 0
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 39
Embed from Getty Images6. Logan van Beek
Role: Right Arm Fast
- Matches/Innings: 25/25
- Runs: 337, Best of: 32
- 4w/5w: 2/0
- Wickets: 34, Best: 4/24
- Economy: 5.29
Recent ODI Form: 28, 0, 6*, 1*, 20* & 4/24, 1/77, 3/26, 0/55, 1/49, 2/40
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 33
Embed from Getty Images7. Shariz Ahmad
Role: Left Hand Bat/ Right Arm Legbreak
- Matches/Innings: 11/10
- Wickets: 13,, Best: 5/43
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/1
- Economy: 6.24
Recent ODI Form: 2/52, 0/11, 0/18
Last ODI: June 30, 2023
Age: 20
Embed from Getty Images8. Sybrand Engelbrecht
Role: Right Hand Bat/ Right Arm Off Spin
*Yet to debut in international cricket
List A Record:
- Matches/Innings: 58/46
- Runs: 1275, Best: 87*
- Wickets: 41, Best:3/28
- Economy: 5.1
Age: 35
9. Ryan Klein
Role: Right Arm Fast
- Matches/Innings: 12/12
- Wickets: 12, Best:2/31
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.02
Recent ODI Form: 0/25, 1/38, 2/34, 2/59, 2/42
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 26
Embed from Getty Images10. Bas de Leede
Role: Right Arm Fast, Right Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 30/29
- Runs: 610, Best of: 91*
- Average/SR: 27.32/66.57
- 100/50: 1/2, 4w/5w: 0/1
- Wickets: 24, Best: 5/52
- Economy: 5.94
Recent ODI Form: 41*, 33, 41, 39, 123 & 2/37, 2/31, 2/72, 3/42, 0/47, 5/52
Last ODI: July 6, 2023
Age: 23
Embed from Getty Images11. Paul van Meekeren
Role: Right Arm Fast
- Matches/Innings: 13/13
- Wickets: 15, Best: 2/28
- Economy: 5.56
Recent ODI Form: 2/50, 2/66, 0/42, 0/26, 2/79
Last ODI: April 2, 2023
Age: 30
Embed from Getty Images12. Roelof van der Merwe
Role: Right Hand Bat/Left Arm Spin
- Matches/Innings: 16/16
- Runs: 96 ,Best of: 57
- Average/SR: 19.20/101.05
- 100/50: 0/1, 4w/5w: 0/0
- Wickets: 19, Best: 3/27
- Economy: 4.98
Last ODI: November 26, 2021
Age: 38
*Has played international cricket & WCs for South Africa
Also Read: 62 South African Born Cricketers Who Play for Other Countries: Can You Guess Them All?
Embed from Getty Images13. Teja Nidamanuru
Role: Right Hand Bat/Right Arm Off Spin
- Matches/Innings: 20/20
- Runs: 501, Best of: 111
- Average/SR: 29.47/95.06
- 100/50:,2/2
- Wickets: 0, Economy: 8.00 (has only bowled one over)
Recent ODI Form: 111, 0, 2, 10, 0
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 29
Embed from Getty Images14. Aryan Dutt
Role: Right Arm Off Spin
- Matches/Innings: 25/25
- Wickets: 20, Best:3/31
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.17
Recent ODI Form: 0/71, 1/34, 3/31, 027, 1/51
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 20
Embed from Getty Images15. Saqib Zulfiqar
Role: Right Arm Leg Spin
- Matches/Innings: 13/10
- Runs: 181, Best of: 34*
- Average/SR: 16.45/67.53
- Wickets: 8, Best: 2/43
- Economy: 6.29
Recent ODI Form: 34*, 3, 2, 33, 33*, 6, 2/43, 2/48, 0/ 26, 0/16, 2/59
Last ODI: July 9, 2023
Age: 26
Embed from Getty ImagesNetherlands World Cup Squad – The Traveling Reserves
16. Noah Croes
Role: Right Hand Bat
- Matches: 1 ODI, Runs: 7
Last ODI (also was his debut): 9 July, 2023
Age: 23
17. Kyle Klein
Role: Right Hand Bat, Right Arm Pace
Age: 22
*Under 19 cricketer, who is yet to debut in first class or international cricket
Final Thoughts
The Netherlands have surpassed all expectations and made it to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
With no bilateral series scheuled the World Cup qualifiers, they have attempted to acclimitize to the conditions by arriving to India early and playing against domestic teams.
Will that be enough? Can they make an impact in the World Cup?
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Frequently Asked Questions – Netherlands World Cup 2023 Squad
The average age of Netherlands’ World Cup squad is 28.4
Scott Edwards, Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmed, Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Ryan Klein, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, and Saqib Zulfiqar made it to Netherland’s 2023 World Cup squad.
If Netherlands do win the 2023 Cricket World Cup, it will be the story of the century. Can they get there though? I am afraid not. They have the potential of winning 2-4 games, but with the strength of some of the other teams, I do not see them winning in Indian conditions.
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