Netherlands unveil 15-member squad for historic ICC Women’s T20 World Cup debut

Netherlands announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England and Wales on Wednesday, May 6. It will be a debut appearance for the Dutch nation in the women’s T20 extravaganza. They secured their qualification after registering three wins in as many matches during the Super Six stage of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers.

Babette de Leede will be leading the squad, which will also play a tri-series against Bangladesh and hosts Scotland ahead of the World Cup. Only two changes have been made to the World Cup squad from the team that played the Qualifier in January-February. Wicketkeeper-batter Rosalie Lawrence and bowling allrounder Lara Leemhuis are the new additions.

Netherlands are one of four teams to make it through to the main event after competing in the Qualifier. Ahead of their historic debut, head coach Neil MacRae has full faith in the team to continue their good performances from the ICC World Cup Qualifying Tournaments and the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament.

“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 twelve months. The players are looking forward to an exciting group and the opportunity to compete with the top ICC nations,” Neil MacRae was quoted as saying by ICC.

Netherlands to begin campaign vs Bangladesh

The 12 teams at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 have been divided into two groups of six each. Netherlands are part of Group 1 alongside Bangladesh, India, Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. They will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on June 14 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Ahead of the tournament, the tri-series in Scotland will be played from May 28 to June 4, which includes six round-robin games.

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