T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith, Joe Root nominated for ICC men's cricketer of the decade award

Kohli is the only men's player who has been nominated for all major awards

25-Nov-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Important to have a Netherlands-based captain' - coach Campbell

Ryan Campbell, the Netherlands coach, on why Pieter Seelaar was chosen as Peter Borren's successor, and what led to the long-time captain's decision to retire

28-Apr-2018•Peter Della Penna

'Leaving Dutch cricket in a better state than when I turned up' - Borren

The outgoing Netherlands captain has said he is retiring to give the younger players the best chance to gain experience under Pieter Seelar with qualification for the 2020 World T20 and success in the 13-team ODI League in mind

19-Apr-2018•Peter Della Penna

Borren calls time on Netherlands career

Allrounder Pieter Seelaar takes over the captaincy, while Jeroen Smits, the former Netherlands wicketkeeper, has been appointed the new team manager

18-Apr-2018•Peter Della Penna

Winning the WCL was an awesome experience - van der Merwe

Having lost their ODI status in 2014, Netherlands captain Peter Borren and allrounder Roelof van der Merwe reminisce about the team's journey that helped them win back the spot

07-Dec-2017•Peter Della Penna

Rippon's all-round show, Borren's fifty overwhelm Kenya

Michael Rippon bagged a three-for and put on 129 runs for the fifth wicket with the Netherlands captain, guiding the side to a six-wicket victory after restricting Kenya to 226 for 7

06-Oct-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Devastated Borren pleads for more cricket

An emotional Peter Borren made another impassioned plea to the ICC to give the Associates and Affiliates more opportunities to play, with Netherlands knocked out of the World T20 after a washout

11-Mar-2016•Sidharth Monga in Dharamsala

Dispirited Netherlands feel pain of tough format

Netherlands did not have a bad tournament opener but they are almost out of the competition, and that broken spirit can be heard in Peter Borren's voice

09-Mar-2016•Sidharth Monga in Dharamsala

Dutch overcome Anwar ton to beat UAE

A career-best 148 from Shaiman Anwar was not enough for the UAE as the fell to Netherlands by four wickets in an Intercontinental Cup clash at Abu Dhabi

23-Jan-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Scots meet Dutch in top of the table clash

Netherlands and Scotland have been neck and neck all summer, sharing the title at July's World Twenty20 Qualifier before a tense four-day Intercontinental Cup encounter. Now they are set to tussle for sole possession of first place in the WCL Championship

13-Sep-2015•Peter Della Penna in Amstelveen

Borren's career-best stuns Scotland

An inspired bowling spell of 4 for 1 from captain Peter Borren propelled Netherlands to a dramatic 44-run win over Scotland on the final day of the Intercontinental Cup match at Voorburg Cricket Club

11-Sep-2015•Peter Della Penna in The Hague

Netherlands look to break Scotland duck

A victory over Scotland would not only get their 2015-17 campaign back on track, it would be somewhat historic: Netherlands have never beaten Scotland in five I-Cup matches

07-Sep-2015•Peter Della Penna

Mommsen, Borren look to savour India trip

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen and his Netherlands counterpart Peter Borren both heaped praise on their respective squads after the two teams were declared co-champions at the World Twenty20 Qualifier following a rained-out final

26-Jul-2015•Peter Della Penna in Malahide

Barresi, Borren fifties give Netherlands big win

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen's unbeaten 44-ball 68 went in vain after his bowlers and fielders conceded too many runs, to allow Netherlands to amass 191 for 6, for a 32-run win

11-Jul-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Borren ton leads Netherlands to 85-run win

Peter Borren's first List A century helped Netherlands to a comfortable 85-run win against PNG in Amstelveen

24-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rippon stars as Netherlands take title

A round-up of the final day of action win the WCL Division Two tournament where Netherlands took the title

24-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We've got to play two good games' - McCullum

Brendon McCullum is a man with the glint of a risk-taker in his eye and he has been understandably impressed by Netherlands' heady style of play at the World T20

28-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner

Netherlands rollercoaster takes nosedive

Netherlands raced into a match-winning position the wind was rippling through their hair, the adrenaline building, 39 all out receding to vanishing point behind them. But then they clanked on to the rails

27-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Netherlands keen to reverse fortunes

Peter Borren, the Netherlands captain, hopes to drown a nightmarish outing against Sri Lanka by making the most of their three further chances to sink a Full Member team

26-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Netherlands down but not out, says Borren

Netherland's Peter Borren has admitted embarrassment at his team's performance, against Sri Lanka, but said they would not look to just limit the damage in their remaining games

25-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

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