Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Netherlands call up Leemhuis, Lawrence

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Babette de Leede will lead Netherlands in their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup. Netherlands announced the same 15-member squad for the tournament and the tri-series against Bangladesh and hosts Scotland that immediately precedes the global event.

Netherlands were one of four teams to make it through to the main event after competing in the Qualifier.

“The Netherlands have selected a World Cup Squad which blends youth and experience in a squad which has performed consistently well during ICC World Cup Qualifying Tournaments and the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament in the past 12 months,” head Coach Neil MacRae said. “Babette de Leede captains the squad which will compete at the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time. The players are looking forward to an exciting group and the opportunity to compete with the top ICC nations.”

“We are super excited for our first ever appearance in the ICC T20 World Cup,” de Leede said. “It will be a great opportunity to compete with the best teams in the world, and to show the talent that we have in the Netherlands on the big stage. We hope to make the Dutch cricket community proud, and to inspire young girls in the Netherlands.”

Netherlands are part of Group 1 at the T20 World Cup, alongside Bangladesh, India, Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. They begin their campaign against Bangladesh at Edgbaston on June 14, two days after the World Cup begins.

Before that, the tri-series in Scotland includes six round-robin games to be played from May 28 to June 4.

Netherlands squad for T20 World Cup and tri-series

Babette de Leede (capt), Caroline de Lange, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Heather Siegers, Iris Zwilling, Isabel van der Woning, Lara Leemhuis, Myrthe van den Raad, Phebe Molkenboer, Robine Rijke, Rosalie Lawrence (wk), Sanya Khurana, Silver Siegers, Sterre Kalis

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