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Cricket Netherlands has named a strong 15-member Netherlands squad for the upcoming ODI tri-series in Canada. Scott Edwards will continue to lead the national side, and many players who took part in the recently-concluded 2026 ICC T20 World Cup were retained by the selection committee.
Interestingly, the 2026 Canada tri-nation ODI series will be the nineteenth round of the 2024-26 Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament. The United States will serve as the third team of the series, as all three sides prepare themselves to plot their path to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year.
Netherlands retain majority of T20 World Cup 2026 players
The Netherlands cricket team is set to make its return to the game’s ODI lore after a gap of nearly a year next month. Under the leadership of captain Scott Edwards, Netherlands will be taking on USA and hosts Canada in the Canada League 2 2026 tri-series.
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Star performers like all-rounder Bas de Leede and blistering opener Max O'Dowd both found a place in the Netherlands squad alongside senior pro Roelof Van Der Merwe. Sebastian Braat was called back into the side after a gap of five years, considering the 33-year-old last played any form of international cricket way back in April 2021.
Netherlands head coach Ryan Cook has expressed his excitement over the return of Braat following his prolific all-round run in domestic cricket. Cook said “There have been some very encouraging performances in the Topklasse season so far and this is a great opportunity for this squad to showcase the improvements and skills which have developed since the previous WCL (League 2) tournament.”
Here is a look at the entire Netherlands squad for the ODI tri-series in Canada next month.
Netherlands squad for World Cup League 2 tri-series in Canada:
Scott Edwards (c), Sebastian Braat, Noah Croes, Cedric de Lange, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Aryan Dutt, Oli Elenbaas, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Alex Roy, Vikram Singh and Roelof Van Der Merwe
Netherlands ranked fourth in World Cup League 2 series
The Netherlands team is currently ranked fourth on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 points table. The team has so far registered 13 wins at an expense of nine defeats from 24 matches.
With 28 points and an NRR of 0.165, the Dutch are trailing table-toppers USA, second-placed Scotland and third-placed Oman on the eight-team standings.
It is worth noting that the top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier next year.
Netherlands to take on USA in their opening match
As per the schedule, the opening match of the Canada ODI tri-series will be played between Canada and USA on June 6 next week at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City.
The venue will also host Netherlands taking on the USA a couple of days later on June 8. The six-match tri-series will be played up until June 16.
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