The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards has won the toss and opted to bowl in match 1 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025 against Jersey, to be played at the Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague on Saturday, July 5.
Also featuring Scotland, Guernsey, and Italy, the five-team tournament is a part of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 qualification process. The top two sides after the conclusion of the event in Voorburg will join England and Ireland at next year's finale as European representatives.
The European qualifiers began with a total of 30 teams in the sub-regional stage, with three group winners and Scotland and the Netherlands making the regional final. Italy, Jersey, and Guernsey won Qualifier A, Qualifier B, and Qualifier C, respectively. The Scots and Dutch were given byes following their participation in the previous edition of the T20 World Cup.
Netherlands vs Jersey, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025 - Playing XIs
Netherlands (Playing XI): Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Zach Lion Cachet, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Noah Croes, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Daniel Doram
Jersey (Playing XI): Asa Tribe, Harrison Carlyon, Dominic Blampied, Charlie Brennan, Nick Greenwood, Julius Sumerauer, Jake Dunford(w), Benjamin Ward, Zak Tribe, Jonty Jenner, Charles Perchard(c)
Netherlands vs Jersey, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025 - Live Streaming
The Netherlands vs Jersey, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025 match will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website in India.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025 Schedule
During the 10-match tournament, each team will face the other four teams once. All the matches will be played at Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg.
Match 1: Jersey vs Netherlands on July 5, 2025 (2:30 PM IST)
Match 2: Italy vs Guernsey on July 5, 2025 (7:30 PM IST)
Match 3: Guernsey vs Scotland on July 6, 2025 (2:30 PM IST)
Match 4: Italy vs Jersey on July 6, 2025 (7:30 PM IST)
Match 5: Guernsey vs Jersey on July 8, 2025 (2:30 PM IST)
Match 6: Scotland vs Netherlands on July 8, 2025 (7:30 PM IST)
Match 7: Italy vs Scotland on July 9, 2025 (2:30 PM IST)
Match 8: Guernsey vs Netherlands on July 9, 2025 (7:30 PM IST)
Match 9: Scotland vs Jersey on July 11, 2025 (2:30 PM IST)
Match 10: Netherlands vs Italy on July 11, 2025 (7:30 PM IST)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025: Squads
Guernsey: Ben Ferbrache, Josh Butler, Declan Martel, Nathan Le Tissier, Oliver Nightingale (c), Matthew Stokes, Adam Martel, Ben Fitchet, Charlie Forshaw, Alex Bushell (wk), Isaac Damarell (wk), Luke Thomas Bichard (wk), Martin Dale Bradley, Tom Nightingale, and Anthony Stokes.
Italy: Anthony Mosca, Emilio Gay, Joe Burns (c), Justin Mosca, Jaspreet Singh, Harry Manenti, Zain Ali, Syed Naqvi, Marcus Campopiano (wk), Gian Meade (wk), Crishan Kalugamage, Thomas Draca, Damith Kosala, Grant Stewart, and Ben Manenti.
Jersey: Charlie Brennan, Jonty Jenner, Zak Tribe, Nick Greenwood, Stanley Norman, Benjamin Ward, Harrison Carlyon, Dominic Blampied, Julius Sumerauer, Theo Pullman, Asa Tribe (wk), Jake Dunford (wk), William Perchard, Charles Perchard (c), and Daniel Birrell.
Scotland: George Munsey, Christopher McBride, Richie Berrington (c), Brandon McMullen, Liam Naylor, Jasper Davidson, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Jack Jarvis, Matthew Cross (wk), Mackenzie Jones, Charlie Cassell, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Greaves, and Mark Watt.
The Netherlands: Zach Lion Cachet, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O'Dowd, Hidde Overdijk, Bas de Leede, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar, Noah Croes (wk), Scott Edwards (c & wk), Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Ryan Klein, Daniel Doram, Paul van Meekeren, and Roelof van der Merwe.
Which Teams Have Qualified For The ICC T20 World Cup 2026?
So far, 13 teams, including co-hosts India and Sri Lanka, have qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the United States of America, and the West Indies have qualified as the top seven teams from the previous World Cup, while three teams -- Ireland, New Zealand, and Pakistan -- earned their tickets thanks to ICC Rankings. Canada won the Americas Qualifier and became the latest team to qualify for the mega event.
Regional qualification finals for Africa in Zimbabwe (two spots) and Asia-Pacific in Oman (three spots) will be held later this year.
