DHAKA, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS)- The Netherlands team arrived in Bangladesh today 
for their first ever bilateral series here.

The series comprises with three T20 Internationals, all of which will be held 
at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

The Dutch side landed in Dhaka at 8.30am after which they travelled to Sylhet 
in a local flight at 12.30pm.

Scott Edwards leads the side that included seasoned opener Max O'Dowd, pacer 
Paul van Meekeren, the Klein brothers Ryan and Kyle, off-spinner Aryan Dutt 
and leg-spinner Shariz Ahmed.

Netherlands won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier at home last 
month by beating Italy in the final.

So, Bangladesh played five T20Is against Netherlands and won four of them. 
Their only previous bilateral meeting was held in 2012, when Bangladesh 
toured the Netherlands for two T20Is. The series was drawn 1-1. The Dutch 
last played in Bangladesh during the 2024 T20 World Cup with the Tigers 
winning the game by 25 runs.

The Netherlands made three injury-forced changes to their squad just before 
arriving in Bangladesh.

Uncapped 17-year old batter Cedric de Lange is among three replacements named 
by the Netherlands.

Among other changes made to Netherlands' 15-member squad, pacer Sebastiaan 
Braat and all-rounder Sikander Zulfiqar have been slotted in.
 
The changes come after Ryan Klein and Fred Klaassen were ruled out of the 
series due to injuries. Meanwhile, Saqib Zulfiqar withdrew citing personal 
reasons.

The Netherlands will face off against Bangladesh in three T20Is starting 
August 30, serving as key preparation for next year's ICC Men's T20 World 
Cup. The next two T20 Internationals are scheduled on September 1 and 3.
 
Netherlands squad: 

Scott Edwards (c), Noah Croes, Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, 
Sikander Zulfiqar, Cedric de Lange, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van 
Meekeren, Shariz Ahmad, Ben Fletcher, Daniel Doram, Sebastiaan Braat and Tim 
Pringle.