In the midst of T20 World Cup 2024, this all-rounder gave a shock, created a sensation by suddenly announcing his retirement

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|17-06-2024

T20 World Cup 2024: The group stage matches are about to end in the T20 World Cup 2024. The group stage will end after the match between West Indies and Afghanistan on June 18. Then the next round will start, where 8 teams will be seen competing in groups of two each. Before the start of the next round of the tournament, this all-rounder has given a shock to his team. This player has suddenly announced his retirement.

This player retired in the middle of T20 World Cup 2024

  • Let us tell you that the 38th match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Sri Lanka and Netherlands, which was won by the team captained by Wahindu Hasaranga.
  • The Netherlands lost this match by a huge margin of 83 runs. After this defeat, Netherlands cricketer Sybrand Engelbrecht has retired.
  • He has announced his retirement from international cricket after his team's last T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
  • Engelbrecht stunned everyone with his brilliant fielding effort in the match against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium. The video of the fielding effort went viral on social media.

Engelbrecht could not perform well in his last match

  • Sybrand Engelbrecht could not do anything special in his last match in international cricket.
  • Chasing a big target of 202, Engelbrecht scored 11 off nine balls but eventually fell short by 83 runs.
  • This defeat, along with Bangladesh's victory over Nepal in the last two matches in Group D, knocked the Dutch team out of the T20 World Cup 2024.
  • They finished fourth in the points table in their group with two points, only one point above Nepal.

Engelbrecht hails from South Africa

  • For information, let us tell you that 35-year-old Engelbrecht was born in South Africa. He played the Under-19 World Cup for South Africa in 2008.
  • He retired from all forms of cricket in 2016. He then started playing recreational cricket after moving to the Netherlands in 2021.
  • He was then included in the Dutch squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024).
  • Engelbrecht has played 12 ODIs and as many T20Is for the Dutch side since making his debut in 2023.
  • Half of his 24 international matches have come in World Cups as he was also part of the Netherlands squad for the ODI World Cup 2023. Overall, he has played eight ODIs and four T20Is in World Cups.
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