AMSTELVEEN: The Netherlands have made two changes to their squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, due to the injuries to Fred Klaassen and Daniel Doram.
The injured duo was replaced by Saqib Zulfiqar and Kyle Klein, who was initially named as a travelling reserve. Meanwhile, Klein’s brother will now travel with the Dutch squad as a reserve player.
Left-arm pacer Klaasen was ruled out owing to recurring symptoms from a previously sustained stress fracture in his lower back, meanwhile, left-arm spinner Doran is out with a broken hand.
Leg spinner Zulfiqar has played the last of his six T20Is in 2019, however, he is an active member of the Netherlands’ ODI team. He has played 15 ODIs and was also part of the World Cup 2023 squad.
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Kyle Klein, a right-arm fast bowler, made his international debut earlier this year, representing the Dutch side in four games.
The Netherlands are currently playing a tri-series involving Scotland and Ireland.
In the T20 World Cup, they are placed in Group D with South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. They will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal on June 4 against Nepal at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
Netherlands’ updated squad for T20 World Cup
Scott Edwards (c, wk), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikramjit Singh, Vivian Kingma, Wesley Barresi.
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