New Heroes to Emerge in Netherlands, USA Squads for League 2 Tri-Series

The squads for the upcoming tri-series in Cricket World Cup League 2, featuring the Netherlands, USA, and Canada, have been finalised. This series offers a chance for new talents to shine, as some big names will be absent.

Netherlands Squad

The Netherlands will miss several key players who participated in the recent ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean. Notable absentees include Teja Nidamanuru, Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, and Fred Klaassen. Veteran all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe and key batter Colin Ackermann are also not included. However, Musa and Shariz Ahmad have been recalled to the squad.

USA Squad

Similarly, the USA will be without three of their top performers from the T20 World Cup. Saurabh Netravalkar and Andries Gous are on parental leave, and veteran all-rounder Corey Anderson is another significant absentee.

Canada Squad

Canada's squad, announced last month, will be led by new skipper Nicholas Kirton, taking over from Saad Bin Zafar, who captained the side at the T20 World Cup. The team has also seen the departure of long-term coach Pubudu Dassanayake.

Tri-Series Context

All three teams participated in June's T20 World Cup and aim to build on their performances as they strive to qualify for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2027. The tri-series will take place in Voorburg from August 11-21, featuring six ODIs.

 Netherlands Squad:

- Scott Edwards (c)

- Musa Ahmad

- Shariz Ahmad

- Wesley Barresi

- Noah Croes

- Aryan Dutt

- Oli Elenbaas

- Clayton Floyd

- Viv Kingma

- Kyle Klein

- Ryan Klein

- Michael Levitt

- Max O'Dowd

- Vikram Singh

- Paul van Meekeren

- Reserve: Daniel Doram

 USA Squad:

- Monank Patel (c)

- Aaron Jones

- Smit Patel

- Abhishek Paradkar

- Harmeet Singh

- Juanoy Drysdale

- Jasdeep Singh

- Milind Kumar

- Nosthusha Kenjige

- Saiteja Mukkamalla

- Steven Taylor

- Shayan Jahangir

- Shadley Van Schalkwyk

- Utkarsh Srivastava

- Yasir Mohammad

 Canada Squad:

- Nicholas Kirton (c)

- Aaron Johnson

- Dilon Heyliger

- Dilpreet Bajwa

- Harsh Thaker

- Jeremy Gordon

- Junaid Siddiqui

- Kaleem Sana

- Kanwarpal Tathgur

- Navneet Dhaliwal

- Pargat Singh

- Ravinderpal Singh

- Rishiv Joshi

- Saad Bin Zafar

- Shreyas Movva

The tri-series begins on August 11 with a match between the Netherlands and Canada.