Bastiaan Franciscus Wilhelmus de Leede (born 15 November 1999) is a Dutchcricketer.[1][2] He comes from a cricketing family and his father,Tim de Leede, too played for the Netherlands, in 29One Day Internationals (ODIs).[3][4]
He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands againstIreland on 12 June 2018.[9] In July 2018, he was named in the Netherlands'One Day International (ODI) squad, for their seriesagainst Nepal.[10] He made his ODI debut againstNepal on 1 August 2018.[11]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in theinaugural edition of theEuro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[12][13] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[14]
In August 2022, it was announced that De Leede would be playing for theMI Emirates team in the newILT20 competition.[16]In January 2024 he switched to the Desert Vipers to play in the ILT20.
On January 24 he was announced Associate Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023 by the ICC.[17]
In July 2023, de Leede took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, finishing with figures of 5/52 and scored his first ODIcentury against Scotland in theWorld Cup Qualifier (including four sixes in the space of two overs) to help Netherlands qualify for theWorld Cup in India later that year.[18][19][20][21] His all-round exploits and heroics came in do-or-die contest against Scotland as both Dutch and Scottish teams were eyeing for the final spot to qualify for the World Cup in India and for his performance, he received the Player of the Match award.[22][23][24] His 5/52 restricted Scotland to 277 on the board and the Netherlands were required to chase down the target of 278 within 44 overs in order to edge past Scotland's net run rate to book their World Cup berth.[25] Bas de Leede came into bat at number 4 position, especially at a critical juncture as far as the Dutch were concerned keeping in mind about the target to chase.[26] He smashed a quickfire 123 off just 92 deliveries which gave a glimmer of hope for the Dutch side in their run chase in a must win match.[27] de Leede was run out when the Dutch were on the brink of a victory. He eventually became the first Dutch cricketer and fourth player in the world in men's ODIs to score a century and take a fifer in a same ODI match afterViv Richards,Paul Collingwood andRohan Mustafa.[28][29] He also became the first player ever to complete the double of taking a fifer and scoring 120 runs in an ODI match.[30]
He was named in Dutch squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup and it also marked his debut World Cup appearance.[31] In his team's first World Cup game againstPakistan, he returned figures of 4/62 before making 67 runs with the bat, which included a 70-run partnership withVikramjit Singh, in a lost cause.[32] Along with father Tim (who played in1996, 2003 and 2007 World Cup editions), Bas de Leede became the seventh father-son duo to feature in World Cups.[33][34][35] Bas de Leede became the first player in ODI history to complete the unique distinction of scoring 50+ and taking 5 wicket haul in consecutive ODI matches when he achieved the milestone against Pakistan. He also equaled his father Tim's feat of taking a four wicket haul in a World Cup match and became the first father-son duo to have captured a four wicket haul in World Cup matches.[36][37][38] He also became the fourth player in World Cup history to have scored 60+ runs and to have taken a four wicket haul in a same World Cup match afterDuncan Fletcher,Feiko Kloppenburg andTillakaratne Dilshan.[39]
In October 2023, during Netherlands group stage match against Australia, de Leede conceded the most runs by a bowler in an ODI match after returning with figures of 2/115 in his quota of 10 overs.[40] His expensive bowling figures were as a result of a late onslaught by Australian middle order batsmanGlenn Maxwell who braced his way to score the fastest ever century in Cricket World Cup history which came off just 40 deliveries.[41][42] Bas de Leede set the unwanted record during the 49th over of the Australia's innings when he conceded 28 runs bowling to Maxwell and de Leede eventually surpassed the worst bowling figures in ODI cricket previously held byAdam Zampa andMick Lewis.[43][44]
During Netherlands last group stage match against hosts India, Bas de Leede became the all-time highest wicket-taker for the Netherlands in Cricket World Cup history when he dismissed Indian captainRohit Sharma with 15 scalps.[45][46] He also set the record for the Dutch for having taken the most number of wickets in a single edition of the World Cup.
In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[47]
