2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series
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| Part of 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 21 – 31 July 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series was the twentieth round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament which is taking place in the Netherlands since 21 July 2026.[1] It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Namibia, Nepal and the Netherlands.[2] The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3]
Nepal in Jersey
Prior to the start of the League 2 series, the Nepal cricket team toured Jersey for two 50-over one day matches against the Jersey cricket team on 13 and 15 July 2026.[4][5]
| Nepal cricket team in Jersey in 2026 | |||
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| Jersey | Nepal | ||
| Dates | 13 – 15 July 2026 | ||
| Captains | Charles Perchard | Rohit Paudel | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | Nepal won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Charlie Brennan (89) | Kushal Bhurtel (156) | |
| Most wickets | Charles Perchard (3) |
Hemant Dhami (4) Karan KC (4) | |
Squads
| Jersey[6] |
Nepal[7] |
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Nepal named Shahab Alam, Aakash Chand, Hemant Dhami, Sundeep Jora and Yuvraj Khatri as reserves.[8]
Fixtures
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Netherlands A vs Namibia XI
Prior to the start of the League 2 series, Namibia played against Netherlands A on 15 and 17 July 2026.[9]
| Namibia cricket team against Netherlands A in 2026 | |||
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| Netherlands A | Namibia XI | ||
| Dates | 15 – 17 July 2026 | ||
| Captains | Ryan Klein | Gerhard Erasmus | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | Namibia XI won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Teja Nidamanuru (49) | Michael van Lingen (141) | |
| Most wickets | Cole Rushforth (3) | Ruben Trumpelmann (5) | |
Squads
| Namibia XI[10] |
Netherlands A[11] |
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Namibia named Dylan Leicher, Willem Myburgh, Ben Shikongo, Tim Short, Zacheo van Vuuren and Junior Taanyanda as reserves.[12]
Fixtures
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- Namibia XI won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia XI won the toss and elected to bat.
League 2 series
Squads
Nepal named Shahab Alam, Aakash Chand, Hemant Dhami, Sundeep Jora and Yuvraj Khatri as reserves.[8]
Namibia named Dylan Leicher, Willem Myburgh, Ben Shikongo, Tim Short, Zacheo van Vuuren and Junior Taanyanda as reserves.[12]
Fixtures
1st ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Alexander Busing-Volschenk (Nam) made his ODI debut.[14]
2nd ODI
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan KC (Nep) became the first Nepalese fast bowler to take 100 ODI wickets.[15]
- Aasif Sheikh (Nep) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.
5th ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
6th ODI
Notes
- 1 2 Nandan Yadav was ruled out for the remainder of the series due to a hamstring strain and was replaced by Hemant Dhami.
References
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2 (CWCL2) – Utrecht, Kampong Cricket". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands Cricket to host Nepal and Namibia for ODI Tri-series in July 2026". Czarsports. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Nischal Tiwari (3 June 2026). "Nepal to play Jersey in CWCL2 build-up". Cricnepal. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey to face Nepal and UAE in 50-over matches". BBC Sport. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Corbel, Elliot (10 July 2026). "Nepalese challenge looms for Jersey Men". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- 1 2 Paudel, Nayak (27 June 2026). "Nepal squad announced for League 2 tri-series in the Netherlands". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Nepal cricket team announced for ICC Cricket World Cup League-2". The Rising Nepal. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch summer schedule". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026 – via Facebook.
- 1 2 Schutz, Helge (8 July 2026). "Eagles in fine form ahead of Netherlands tour". The Namibian. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Depth on display". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026 – via Facebook.
- 1 2 "Squad Announcement". Cricket Namibia. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Netherlands takes on Namibia and Nepal at Kampong Utrecht 21 – 31 July". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Congratulations to Alex for making his ODI debut against Nepal!". Cricket Namibia. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via Facebook.
- ↑ Nischal Tiwari (27 July 2026). "Karan KC becomes first Nepal pacer to 100 ODI wickets". Cricnepal. Retrieved 27 July 2026.