Netherlands’ best batsman Sybrand Engelbrecht has retired from international cricket. Let us tell you, in their last group stage match, Netherlands had to face a crushing defeat against Sri Lanka. In this match, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 201 runs, in response to which Netherlands was all out for 118 runs. Sri Lanka won by 83 runs.

Let us tell you, Sybrand Engelbrecht announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in 2016. After this, the experienced player shifted to the Netherlands in 2021. Sybrand Engelbrecht was selected in the national team in 2023. Sybrand Engelbrecht made his mark in the 2023 ODI World Cup and scored 300 runs at an average of 37.50 and a strike rate of 66.66. He scored these runs in 8 innings with the help of two half-centuries.

In the currently being played ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Sybrand Engelbrecht got a start but he could not convert it into a big score. Sybrand Engelbrecht scored 98 runs at an average of 24.50 and a strike rate of 106.52. He has three half-centuries in his international career.

Netherlands team out of Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2024

Let us tell you, if the Netherlands had to make their place in the Super 8 of this important tournament, then it was very important for them to win the match against Sri Lanka by a big margin. However, the team failed to do so and had to face defeat in the important match. Sybrand Engelbrecht took a very good catch of Angelo Mathews in the match played against Sri Lanka, which was praised by many people on social media.

Even though Netherlands could not make it to the Super 8 of this great tournament, they defeated Nepal by 6 wickets in the group stage. All the players of Netherlands performed very well against Nepal. In the group stage, Netherlands won one out of four matches while they lost 3. With two points, the team finished fourth in Group D.