Babette believed that Netherlands could be the surprise factor at the upcoming event, and also outlined the goals for her side at the Women’s T20 World Cup.
“I think playing as the newcomers and underdogs (the lowest-ranked team) might work in our favour to surprise some teams and cause some upsets. Our goal is to win at least two games and finish in the top eight so that we don’t have to qualify for the next T20 World Cup.”
The next aim for Netherlands will be a triangular contest featuring Scotland and Bangladesh, where the team will look to sharpen their skills ahead of the global mega-event.
“It is great preparation to play some competitive games and to get into match rhythm. Over the last few years, we have played Scotland a couple of times and the games are always very close. Bangladesh is a team we only played at the Global Qualifier, and we are definitely looking for our first-ever T20I win against them.”
Netherlands T20 World Cup campaign will begin from 14 June, with a contest against Bangladesh.
Netherlands Squad: Babette de Leede (c), Caroline de Lange, Frédérique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Heather Siegers, Iris Zwilling, Isabel van der Woning, Lara Leemhuis, Myrthe van den Raad, Phebe Molkenboer, Robine Rijke, Rosalie Lawrence, Sanya Khurana, Silver Siegers, Sterre Kalis
