T20 World Cup 2026: Netherlands beat Namibia by 7 wickets

Updated: 10-02-2026, 08.49 AM

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In the 10th match of T-20 World Cup 2026, Netherlands cricket team defeated Namibia cricket team by 7 wickets. In the match held at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Namibia, batting first, scored 156/8 after the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, the Dutch team achieved the target with the help of Bas de Leede’s innings. This is the Netherlands’ first win in the current tournament. Let’s take a look at the records made in the match.

Statement of account

This is how the Netherlands team won

Namibia got the first blow in the form of Lauren Steenkamp (6). After this, John Frylink (30) and John Nicole Lofty-Eaton (42) played excellent innings and took the team to a respectable score. In reply, Netherlands scored 50/2 till the powerplay. Meanwhile, both their opening batsmen were out. In the hour of crisis, Bas de Leede and Colin Ackerman (32) played useful innings to ensure victory.

Bas de Leede scored a half century

Chasing the target, when Netherlands got the first blow on the score of 16 runs, Bas de Leede came to the crease. He scored his 5th half-century of T-20 International. He remained unbeaten after scoring 72 runs in 48 balls. He hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in his half-century innings. He along with Colin Ackerman made a partnership of 70 runs for the third wicket. Ackerman was out after scoring 32 runs.

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Netherlands recorded its first victory

Netherlands registered its first win in the T20 World Cup 2026. The Dutch team has played 2 matches so far, out of which it has won 1 and lost 1. This team has currently reached the second position in the points table of Group-A. The Indian cricket team is on top in this group, which defeated USA in its first match. This was Namibia’s first match in which they lost.