ICC World Twenty20 2009

World T20 Top Five

Ragged nails and jangling nerves

Mar 4, 2016: The most memorable ties and jailbreaks feature in our list of World T20 thrillers

'It felt like England feared getting out to the Dutch'

Sep 15, 2012: For one fine day in 2009, cricket was the biggest news in Holland

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World Twenty20, 2009

Aug 1, 2010: Wisden's review of England v Netherlands, World Twenty20, 2009

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England took us too lightly - Borren

Jun 6, 2009: The morning after Netherlands' famous win, Dutch allrounder Borren has accused England of arrogance and complacency

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'The next 15 years will be about working on the minds'

Jun 6, 2009:

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Agricultural, impure, glorious

Jun 6, 2009: That Netherlands conquered a complacent England was not simply arrogance on the part of their hosts, but the benefits of relying on the basics

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England produce the perfect capitulation

Jun 5, 2009: England got exactly what they deserved against Netherlands, as they dared to treat a global tournament as a side-show

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'Biggest day in Dutch cricket'

Jun 5, 2009: As if to rub it in, Netherlands celebrated their astonishing four-wicket victory at Lord's in the home dressing room as a little part of the home of cricket became forever Dutch

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Dutch courage spares organisers' blushes

Jun 5, 2009: Nagraj Gollapudi watches Netherlands' shock win paper over what was a damp squib of an opening day in the ICC World Twenty20

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Netherlands' glorious final over

Jun 5, 2009: Netherlands held their nerve to record a sensational upset in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20, beating England by four wickets. With seven needed from the final over, here's what happened

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Wonderful cricket, how I love thee

Jun 5, 2009: Andrew Miller with the Plays of the Day from Netherlands remarkable win over England in the opening game of the ICC World Twenty20

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de Grooth leads Netherlands to famous win

Jun 5, 2009: Cricket's rich history of thrilling upsets was given another chapter as Netherlands sensationally beat England by four wickets in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at Lord's

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Pietersen ruled out of opening match

Jun 5, 2009: The batsman was ruled out of England's opening World Twenty20 match against Netherlands with a recurrence of the Achilles injury