The Netherlands Women created history on Wednesday (January 28), as they secured their first qualification for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, which they secured in the Qualifier tournament. 

From the Qualifier of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, four teams would earn the main competition tickets. On Wednesday, we saw the first two bookings from this tournament as Bangladesh Women and the Netherlands Women have qualified for the upcoming competition.

Just like the Bangladesh Women, the Dutch Women also needed a win on Wednesday to secure their spot for the upcoming T20 World Cup. After restricting the USA Women to 129/7 in 20 overs, the Netherlands Women scored 90/2 in 12 overs before the rain interruption and won the match by 21 runs in the DLS method.   

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Watch: Netherlands Women celebration after qualifying for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026

After securing their historic first-ever qualification for the Women's T20 World Cup, the Netherlands Women's players celebrated with five on top of the rain-soaked covers on the ground. 

The Dutch Women have just done a celebratory dive on top of the rain soaked covers at TU Stadium in Kathmandu. Today's result, a 21-run DLS win over USA, means they're going to the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/orDS7LUJXb

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) January 28, 2026

Netherlands Women previously featured in four ICC Women's Cricket World Cups

The Netherlands Women previously played in four ICC Women's Cricket World Cups, in the 1988, 1993, 1997, and 2000 editions. However, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 will be their T20 World Cup debut, which England and Wales will host from June 12 to July 5, 2026. A total of 12 teams will participate in this upcoming tournament, out of which four teams will qualify from the ongoing Qualifiers.