List of Netherlands Twenty20 International cricket records
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket.[1][2] The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously",[3] and it was noted by ESPNcricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered".[4] However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time".[5] This is a list of Netherlands cricket team'sTwenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Dutch men cricket team. Netherlands played its first Twenty20 game against Kenya in August 2008, and these records date from that game.
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The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Netherlands only, and are correct as of April 2021[update].
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Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
As of April 2021, Netherlands has played 80 T20I matches resulting in 41 victories, 34 defeats, 2 ties and 3 no results for an overall winning percentage of 54.54.[7]
A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[28]
A total of 22 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with New Zealand winning by such margins a record three times.[35] The highest win margin for Netherlands in T20 was by 8 wickets and they have won the match by this margin on 3 occasions.[36]
Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5 in response to New Zealand's 243/6.[38] The highest successful chase for Netherlands was in the twelfth match of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against Ireland when they scored 193/4 to win by six wickets.[39]
