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West Indies are all set to tour the Netherlands for the first time ever later this year. As confirmed by the International Cricket Committee (ICC), the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series is scheduled to be held in May-June 2022 at the VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen and will be contested under the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Both West Indies and Netherlands will have the opportunity to secure points to be in the top seven places, excluding hosts India, to get direct qualification for the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup.
This series will be the first bilateral ODI series clash between West Indies and the Netherlands. Earlier, both the teams have competed against each other only in multi-team competitions. They met in the quadrangular series in 2007 and their other match was in the 2011 Men’s Cricket World Cup. West Indies were the winners on both occasions.
"We have been working closely with our colleagues at KNCB to put together this series immediately after the IPL and we are happy to now be able to announce the match schedule. It’s going to be exciting to tour the Netherlands for the first time," said Johnny Grave, CEO of Cricket West Indies (CWI) in a joint press release.
“It is a short tour, but we expect great entertainment during what promises to be a wonderful week of quality cricket for the fans in The Netherlands,” he added.
High Performance Manager of Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Board (KNCB), Roland Lefebvre said, "The KNCB is very excited to welcome the West Indies cricket team back to the Netherlands. The last time the team visited our country was in 1991, for two 55-over friendly matches, with the likes of Richards, Haynes, Ambrose, and Marshall present."
"These matches will be the second Cricket World Cup Super League home series for the Dutch team and we look forward to a great Caribbean style contest," he added.
Prior to the West Indies tour of the Netherlands, several of the Caribbean cricketers will be with their respective franchises competing in the Indian Premier League which is likely to conclude sometime in May.
Schedule for 3 match ODI series between West Indies and the Netherlands
May 31: 1st ODI at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
June 2: 2nd ODI at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
June 4: 3rd ODI at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
