Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and elected to bowl first against Netherlands in match 56 of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 match81bet, played at the United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek on Friday, March 7. (More Cricket News)

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Netherlands XI: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Zach Lion Cachet, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Timm van der Gugten, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Namibia XI: Zane Green(w), JP Kotze, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Nikolaas Davin, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz

The Windhoek leg kicked-off from March 5 (Wednesday) with the Netherlands taking on Canada in Match 55.

As per the rules of the ICC CWC League 2023-27, the top four teams will earn direct qualification for the Men's Cricket World Cup in 2027 whereas the bottom-placed teams will take part in the ICC World Cup qualifier, that sees them compete teams from the ICC World Cup Challenge League, ICC's third-tier 50-over tournament.

MATCHDAY! 🏏After the previous washout against Canada, the Dutch are eager to kickstart their 2025 campaign against the hosts, Namibia. 🦁🇳🇦 Namibia 🆚 Netherlands 🇳🇱🏟️ Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek🕒 9:30 AM local | 7:30 AM NL | 6:30 PM AEDT🌤️ Weather: Clear skies,… pic.twitter.com/niPlQ3cxkA

Squads:

Netherlands Squad: Vikramjit Singh,ijogo cassino Max ODowd, Zach Lion Cachet, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Timm van der Gugten, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Fred Klaassen, Clayton Floyd, Musa Ahmed, Olivier Elenbaas

However, the Dutchman's future has become a subject of discussion amid a difficult period for Red Bull behind the scenes.

Namibia Squad: Zane Green(w), JP Kotze, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Balt, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Shaun Fouche, Ben Shikongo, Dylan Leicher, Junior Kariata

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