Five European teams, Jersey, Guernsey, Italy, Scotland, and the hosts Netherlands, will compete for two spots in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025. The event begins on July 5th at The Hague (Netherlands) and runs until July 11th. All 10 matches will be held at Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg.
The tournament will follow a round-robin format, with each team playing against the others once. The top two teams will join England and Ireland in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Competition favorites Netherlands will face Jersey in the opening game on Saturday.
🔴 MENS CRICKET 🔴
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Our men get their @ICC T20 WCQ campaign underway tomorrow v hosts @KNCBcricket 🇳🇱
Match starts at 10am (BST). All games shown live on https://t.co/PNkb2FM7bv.
Read the tournament preview here ⬇️https://t.co/CFqsX1nlkY
— Jersey Cricket (@cricketinjersey) July 4, 2025
Match Details:
Netherlands vs Jersey, Match 1
Venue: Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Date & Time: July 5th at 2:30 PM IST and at 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: FanCode
What is the Pitch Report for NED vs JER, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025, Match 1?
The pitch at Sportpark Westvliet is balanced, providing equal support for both batsmen and bowlers. In 14 T20Is at the venue, the team batting first has won 9 times, while teams chasing have won 5 times. The average first-innings score here is 152.
What is the Head-to-Head Record for Netherlands vs Jersey in T20Is?
Total Matches Played: 0
Netherlands Won: 0
Jersey Won: 0
No Result: 0
Recent form:
Netherlands: Lost, Won, Won, Lost, Won
Jersey: Won, Won, Lost, Won, NR
NED vs JER, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025, Match 1 Probable Winners:
Netherlands are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for NED vs JER, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025, Match 1?
Netherlands
Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Zach Lion-Cachet, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Saqib Zulfiqar, Kyle Klein, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Daniel Doram.
Jersey
Harrison Carlyon, Nick Greenwood, Zak Tribe, Jonty Jenner, Asa Tribe, Julius Sumerauer, Jake Dunford (wk), Charlie Brennan, Charles Perchard (c), William Perchard, Ben Ward.
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for NED vs JER, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025, Match 1?
Top Pick – Batter
Michael Levitt had an incredible T20I Tri-series last month against Scotland and Nepal, where he mustered 232 runs in 4 matches at an average of 58, which includes 2 top-notch half-centuries.
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺🎯
🌍 T20 World Cup Qualifier
📅 5, 8, 9, 11 July
📍@voorburgcc
🆚 Jersey, Scotland, Guernsey & Italy#kncbcricket #kncbmen #T20I #T20WorldCupQualifer #Fairtree pic.twitter.com/98N8TtXEKE
— Cricket🏏Netherlands (@KNCBcricket) June 30, 2025
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Top Pick – Bowler
Charles Perchard is the lead bowler for Jersey, who holds good numbers in T20Is, picking up 79 wickets in 50 matches at an economy of 6.08 with the best figures of 5 for 17.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Scott Edwards adjusts quickly to the conditions, and he is also flexible in the batting order. The Dutch skipper has made 1059 runs in 75 T20Is at a strike rate of 125.62 with the best score of 99.
X-Factor:
Jonty Jenner is the all-time leading run-scorer for Jersey in T20Is. In 53 matches, he has amassed 1332 runs at a strike rate of 137.17
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for NED vs JER, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2025, Match 1?
1. Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd, Jonty Jenner (vc), Nick Greenwood, Asa Tribe, Michael Levitt (c), Bas de Leede, Harrison Carlyon, Zach Lion-Cachet, Charles Perchard, Aryan Dutt.
2. Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd (vc), Jonty Jenner, Bas de Leede (c), Nick Greenwood, Zak Tribe, Michael Levitt, Roelof van der Merwe, Zach Lion-Cachet, Ben Ward, Kyle Klein.
𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗪𝗖𝗤 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🫡🚀
Let’s get off to a strong start 💪
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— Cricket🏏Netherlands (@KNCBcricket) July 5, 2025
Pre-Match Analysis:
The Netherlands have been actively participating in top-level white-ball matches, including the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and T20Is. They recently participated in a T20I Tri-series hosted by Scotland last month, with Nepal also competing. The Men in Orange narrowly missed winning the series, which ended in a three-way tie, with Scotland emerging as winners based on a better net run rate.
As hosts for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier, the qualifying pathway for the next ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the Netherlands has named a strong squad led by captain Scott Edwards. They have made two key changes, bringing in Bas de Leede and Hidde Overdijk at the expense of Vivian Kingma and Vikramjith Singh. Head Coach Ryan Cook said, “The selected squad enables us to adapt to conditions and provides flexibility with both bat and ball, which will be vital during the competition.”
Jersey qualified for the Europe Regional Qualifier after winning the Europe Region Qualifier B held last year in Germany. Their previous series was against Guernsey last month, which they won 2-1 in a three-match bilateral series. Charles Perchard will captain the team in this upcoming tournament. The squad features several talented players, including Jonty Jenner, Harrison Carlyon, and brothers Asa and Zak Tribe. Asa Tribe played in the T20 Blast for Glamorgan on Friday, and it will be interesting to see if he will start for Jersey on Saturday.
