Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede called playing in the T20 World Cup 2026 a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" after the team's last match in the tournament, where they faced a 17-run defeat to co-hosts India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. He also called out for o
The middle overs belonged to Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek (2/13 in 3 overs), who shared four wickets between them. De Leede accounted for the dangerous Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit. Namibia eventually finished on a competitive but below-par 156/8 in 20 overs.
De Leede, who scored 30 in the Netherlands' campaign opener against Pakistan in a losing cause, spoke to ANI ahead of their side's T20 WC clash against Namibia, which comes after their heartbreaking three-wicket loss to Pakistan on Saturday.
In a stellar showing, the Dutch qualified for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 by coming through the qualifier before winning two matches in the tournament proper later in the year in India.
The Dutch team avoided a major scare to register a three-wicket win over a spirited UAE in a humdinger of a match. UAE suffered a batting collapse in the final over of its innings to end with just 111 runs, setting a paltry total for the Netherlands. Bas de Leede starred with the ball to hel