Stephan Myburgh

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bat in their T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands here on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field first against Netherlands in their last first round Group A game on Friday.

The Netherlands eased to a four-wicket win against Ireland in the deciding game of their one-day international series on Monday. Ireland mustered only 163 and their Dutch hosts were able to knock off the required runs as they reached 166-6. The visitors slumped to 28-3 before 58 from Harry Tector and George Dockrell's 40 gave them hope.

Netherlands batter Stephan Myburgh announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. The batter took to social media to make the announcement just after the Dutch's shock victory over SA in T20 World Cup, which knocked the Proteas out of the tourey.

The Netherlands sent South Africa crashing out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday with a stunning 13-run victory in Adelaide which also propelled India into the semi-finals. However, whether India top Group 2 or finish second will depend on the result in their last league game against Zimbabwe on Sunday.

Diego Costa, Pepe, Thiago Motta – all these champion footballers have one thing in common. They were born in one country, even represented their country of birth at the international stage, but later changed their nationality to play international football and helped their respective teams win against their country of birth.

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bowl against the Netherlands as they look to seal a semi-finals spot at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Opener Max O'Dowd (70) struck his second consecutive half-century and shared a 82-run stand with Colin Ackermann (35) as the Netherlands posted a competitive 164 for four against Namibia in a Group A first round match of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Hosts Zimbabwe defeated the Netherlands by 37 runs on Sunday in the final of a Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament and will play Ireland, Scotland and the West Indies at the finals. Netherlands also qualified for the tournament in Australia from October 16 and they enter the other first round group with Namibia, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

Young Sri Lankan duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana spun their web around Netherlands to bundle them out for a paltry 44 in their last first round game of the T20 World Cup on Friday.

Ireland qualified for their third successive ICC World Cup after their World Cricket League Championship match against the Netherlands ended in a tie.

Pakistan produced a collective bowling performance to restrict Netherlands to a lowly 91 for nine in their must-win T20 World Cup match on Sunday.

A Super 12 spot already secured, Sri Lanka's struggling top-order batters would look to utilise their final Group A league game to get back in form when they clash with the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup, here on Friday.

Cricket hopefuls the Netherlands are heading to the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after a "summer of learning" and a series of setbacks, including losing a coach and a captain.

Already qualified for the Super 12s, Sri Lanka thrashed Netherlands by eight wickets in their final T20 World Cup first round match with the spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana bamboozling the opposition batters on Friday.

Netherlands would look to regroup after a comprehensive loss to Ireland and open their account when they take on tournament debutants Namibia in a must-win match of the T20 World Cup's first round on Wednesday.

A team which has a penchant for beating higher-ranked sides at major tournaments, Ireland will begin their T20 World Cup first-round campaign against a rising Netherlands on Monday.

Sikandar Raza struck 87 off 40 balls as hosts Zimbabwe defeated Singapore by 111 runs on Monday to make a great start in their bid to qualify for the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

In a sensational display of power-hitting, David Wiese conjured up a 66-run knock to fashion Namibia's six-wicket win over the Netherlands in a crucial first round Group A game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.

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