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Netherlands vs Namibia

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht · 25 July 2026

Netherlands won by 58 runs

Netherlands won by 58 runs. BFW de Leede top-scored with 97 for Netherlands. LV van Beek took 4/29.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026
Ground
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
Date
25 July 2026
Toss
Namibia, chose to field
Result
Netherlands won by 58 runs
Player of the match
BFW de Leede
Umpires
N Bathi and R Black
Match referee
Neeyamur Rashid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Namibia won the toss and chose to field.

Netherlands batted first and made 251 for 6. BFW de Leede top-scored with 97 off 92 balls, and SA Edwards made 40. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fourth wicket between SA Edwards and BFW de Leede. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, 204 across 12 ODIs.

Chasing 252, Namibia made 193 all out. L Steenkamp top-scored with 68 off 87 balls, and MB Kruger made 36. LV van Beek took 4 for 29 for Netherlands. From 171 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 193 for 10.

Netherlands won by 58 runs.

NETHERLANDS: 251 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
C de Langec JN Frylinck b JJ Smit1327
MP O'Dowdc MB Kruger b BM Scholtz3952
ZB Lion-Cachetc JN Frylinck b R Trumpelmann1739
BFW de Leedec MG Erasmus b JN Loftie-Eaton9792
SA Edwardsc ZE Green b MG Erasmus4060
NRJ Croeslbw b JN Loftie-Eaton1820
LV van Beeknot out189
RE van der Merwenot out11

Did not bat: A Dutt, A Roy, K Klein

Extras 8 · Total 251 for 6

Bowler (Namibia)OMRW
JJ Smit101411
R Trumpelmann100571
BM Scholtz102211
JT Brassell100530
JN Loftie-Eaton60502
MG Erasmus40271

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (C de Lange, 8 ov), 2-60 (MP O'Dowd, 17 ov), 3-72 (ZB Lion-Cachet, 22 ov), 4-156 (SA Edwards, 38 ov), 5-195 (NRJ Croes, 45 ov), 6-246 (BFW de Leede, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstC de Lange (13) and MP O'Dowd (17)30
secondMP O'Dowd (22) and ZB Lion-Cachet (8)30
thirdZB Lion-Cachet (9) and BFW de Leede (3)12
fourthSA Edwards (40) and BFW de Leede (38)84
fifthNRJ Croes (18) and BFW de Leede (21)39
sixthBFW de Leede (35) and LV van Beek (14)51
seventhLV van Beek (0) and RE van der Merwe (0)5
NAMIBIA: 193 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
M van Lingenc NRJ Croes b LV van Beek1520
MB Krugerb ZB Lion-Cachet3666
JN Frylinckc SA Edwards b LV van Beek112
L Steenkampc SA Edwards b A Dutt6887
MG Erasmusb LV van Beek2749
JN Loftie-Eatonc NRJ Croes b A Dutt1719
ZE Greenc C de Lange b A Dutt77
JJ Smitcaught b A Dutt13
R Trumpelmannc NRJ Croes b LV van Beek918
BM Scholtzc LV van Beek b K Klein23
JT Brassellnot out13

Extras 9 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (Netherlands)OMRW
K Klein8.51451
A Dutt102354
LV van Beek92294
A Roy40180
RE van der Merwe80340
ZB Lion-Cachet40151
BFW de Leede40140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (M van Lingen, 4 ov), 2-32 (JN Frylinck, 8 ov), 3-90 (MB Kruger, 24 ov), 4-141 (L Steenkamp, 35 ov), 5-171 (JN Loftie-Eaton, 41 ov), 6-177 (MG Erasmus, 42 ov), 7-180 (JJ Smit, 43 ov), 8-187 (ZE Green, 45 ov), 9-191 (R Trumpelmann, 46 ov), 10-193 (BM Scholtz, 47 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstM van Lingen (15) and MB Kruger (3)21
secondJN Frylinck (1) and MB Kruger (8)11
thirdMB Kruger (25) and L Steenkamp (32)58
fourthL Steenkamp (36) and MG Erasmus (14)51
fifthJN Loftie-Eaton (17) and MG Erasmus (12)30
sixthMG Erasmus (1) and ZE Green (5)6
seventhJJ Smit (1) and ZE Green (2)3
eighthZE Green (0) and R Trumpelmann (6)7
ninthR Trumpelmann (3) and BM Scholtz (1)4
tenthBM Scholtz (1) and JT Brassell (1)2
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