First Day/Night 20-20 cricket match between host country England vs Netherlands in Group B in ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament, 2009 is scheduled today (5th July, 2009) at Lord’s Cricket Ground from 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT). England have a poor record in Twenty20 cricket, encapsulated by their underwhelming showing in the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007, when they failed to progress from the Super Eights. Meanwhile, Netherlands skipper Jeroen Smits is certain there will be shocks during the upcoming competition and is hoping his players can do their utmost to ensure they head that list.

England ICC World Twenty20 Squad
PD Collingwood*, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, JS Foster†, RWT Key, AD Mascarenhas, EJG Morgan, GR Napier, KP Pietersen, AU Rashid, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, LJ Wright

Netherlands ICC World Twenty20 Squad
J Smits, PW Borren, Mudassar Bukhari, TN de Grooth, TJG Gruijters, MMA Jonkman, AN Kervezee, DP Nannes, DJ Reekers, E Schiferli, PM Seelaar, ES Szwarczynski, RN ten Doeschate, DLS van Bunge, B Zuiderent

Continue reading →