Squad announced for T20 matches against New Zealand
Published at 01 August, 2022On August 4 and 5, 2022, the Netherlands will play two T20 matches against New Zealand at the Voorburg CC field. Acting national coach Ryan Cook has announced his selection for the matches. In the New Zealand squad, the name Michael Rippon stands out; he previously played for the Netherlands.
The squad consists of the following players:
- Scott Edwards (VOC, captain & wicketkeeper)
- Shariz Ahmed (VCC)
- Logan van Beek (VCC)
- Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat)
- Aryan Dutt (VRA)
- Clayton Floyd (HCC)
- Viv Kingma (VCC)
- Ryan Klein (HBS)
- Bas de Leede (VCC)
- Stephan Myburgh (Punjab CCR)
- Teja Nidamanuru (Punjab CCR)
- Maxwell O’Dowd (VOC)
- Tim Pringle (HCC)
- Vikram Singh (VRA)
New Zealand's squad consists of:
- Mitchell Santner (captain)
- Finn Allen
- Michael Bracewell
- Mark Chapman
- Dane Cleaver (WK)
- Jacob Duffy
- Lockie Ferguson
- Martin Guptill
- Daryl Mitchell
- Jimmy Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Michael Rippon
- Ben Sears
- Ish Sodhi
- Blair Tickner
The most striking name in this list is that of left arm wristspinner Michael Rippon, who played 31 times for the Netherlands in recent years (since 2013). Batsmen Guptill and Mitchell and bowlers Santner, Sodhi and Ferguson are among the global top 100 in the individual T20 rankings.
Match schedule:
Thursday, August 4, 2022 17.00 CEST Netherlands - New Zealand
Friday, August 5, 2022 17:00 CEST Netherlands - New Zealand
Location: Voorburg CC, Groene Zoom 20, The Hague
