T20 cricket is unarguably the most popular format in cricket. Due to its fast-paced nature, it gained attention from fans worldwide. The associate nations have also performed well in the shorter format, with many great individual performances and creating upsets in ICC tournaments. Teams like the Netherlands have seen some fairy tale journey by eliminating South Africa in the 2022 T20 World Cup. So, in this article, we will discuss 'Best Knocks By Netherlands Batters in T20I'.
1. Max O’Dowd
Max O'Dowd is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy batting in top order. In a game against Malaysia in a tri-series, batting first Netherlands piled up 191 runs on a road of a pitch with Max O'Dowd smacking a century. With the score reading 66-2, he stitched together a 125-run stand with Ben Cooper. In his 73-ball knock, he smashed 15 boundaries and 6 gigantic sixes, scoring 133 runs.
2. Pieter Seelaar
Pieter Seelaar is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy bowling. In a game against Netherlands in a tri-series, batting first Scotland piled up 252 runs on a road of a pitch with George Munsey smacking a century. Chasing 253 runs, with the score reading 62-4, he stitched together a 64-run stand with Scott Edwards. In his 49-ball knock, he smashed 9 boundaries and 5 gigantic sixes, scoring 96 runs. Notably, this came in a losing cause.
3. Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy batting in middle order. In a game against Netherlands in a tri-series, batting first Ireland piled up 181 runs on a road of a pitch with Harry Tector smacking a fifty. Chasing 182 runs, with the score reading 0-1, he stitched together a 144-run stand with Max O'Dowd. In his 56-ball knock, he smashed 5 boundaries and 7 gigantic sixes, scoring 91 runs.
4. Bas de Leede
Bas de Leede is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy medium pace bowling. In a game against Netherlands in the T20 WC qualifier, batting first USA piled up 138 runs on a tricky pitch. Chasing 139 runs, with the score reading 62-3, he stitched together a 77-run stand with Scott Edwards. In his 67-ball knock, he smashed 9 boundaries and 3 gigantic sixes, scoring 91 runs.
5. Tom Cooper
Tom Cooper, nicknamed Coops, is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy off spin bowling. In a game against Uganda in the T20 WC qualifier, batting first Netherlands piled up 187 runs on a tricky pitch, with Tom Cooper smacking a fifty. With the score reading 46-2, he stitched together a 131-run stand with Max O'Dowd. In his 42-ball knock, he smashed 11 boundaries and 2 gigantic sixes, scoring 81 runs.
6. Tobias Visee
Tobias Visee was one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy batting in top order. In a game against Ireland in a Quadrangular series, batting first Netherlands piled up 182 runs on a road of a pitch, with Tobias Visee smacking a fifty. Batting first, he stitched together a 116-run stand with Max O'Dowd. In his 36-ball knock, he smashed 12 boundaries and 3 gigantic sixes, scoring 78 runs. Notably, this came in a losing cause.
7. Wesley Barresi
Wesley Barresi is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy wicketkeeping skills. In a game against Netherland in the T20 WC Qualifier, batting first Scotland piled up 147 runs on a tricky pitch, with Matt Machan smacking a fifty. Chasing 148 runs, with a score reading 69-2, he stitched together an 80-run stand with Michael Swart. In his 47-ball knock, he smashed 8 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 75 runs.
8. Roelof van der Merwe
Roelof van der Merwe, nicknamed Bulldog, is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy batting lower down the order. In a game against Zimbabwe in a bilateral series, batting first Netherlands piled up 199 runs on a road of a pitch, with Roelof van der Merwe smacking a fifty. With a score reading 137-5, he stitched together a 48-run stand with Scott Edwards. In his 39-ball knock, he smashed 8 boundaries and 3 gigantic sixes, scoring 75 runs.
9. Michael Swart
Michael Swart was one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy batting in the middle order. In a game against Nepal in a bilateral series, batting first Netherlands piled up 172 runs on a road of a pitch, with Michael Swart smacking a fifty. With a score reading 26-1, he stitched together a 131-run stand with Ben Cooper. In his 59-ball knock, he smashed 8 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 76 runs.
10. Colin Ackermann
Colin Ackermann is one of the best players from the Netherlands, with more than handy bowling. In a game against Netherlands in the T20 WC, batting first Bangladesh piled up 144 runs on a tricky pitch. Chasing 145 runs, with a score reading 15-4, he stitched together a 45-run stand with Scott Edwards. In his 48-ball knock, he smashed 6 boundaries and 2 gigantic sixes, scoring 62 runs. Notably, this came in a losing cause.
