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Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be played in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5. A total of 12 teams will participate in this tournament, for which cricket boards have also started announcing the squad. This tournament is going to be very special for a team. This team is going to be a part of the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. The squad of this team has been announced and a 26 year old player has been given the command of the team.

This team will play T20 World Cup for the first time

Netherlands Cricket Board has announced its team for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. This will be the first T20 World Cup for the Netherlands women’s team, about which there is a lot of excitement in the team. 26 year old Babette de Leede has been given the captaincy of the team. At the same time, before the World Cup, the team will also play the Tri Nation Series in Scotland, in which Bangladesh and host Scotland will be included.

Let us tell you, Netherlands is among the four teams which made it to the main tournament through the qualifiers. Two changes have been made in the team announced after the qualifier tournament held in January. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rosalie Lawrence and bowling all-rounder Lara Lemuish have been included back in the team. Sterre Kallis has also got a place in the squad. For this tournament, Netherlands is included in Group 1, which has strong teams like India, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The team will play its first match against Bangladesh on June 14 at Edgbaston.

Netherlands team squad

Babette de Leede (captain), Caroline de Lange, Frederik Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Heather Seagers, Iris Zwilling, Isabelle van der Woning, Lara Leemhuis, Myrthe Van den Raad, Phebe Molkenboer, Robin Rijke, Rosalie Lawrence (wk), Sanya Khurana, Silver Seagers, Sterre Kallis.