(Cricket News) The Netherland national side fielded an ineligible player in a women’s T20 game on the 27th May against Italy. The Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) has accepted responsibility of the error made.

Netherland women are playing a four-match T20 series against Italy. They thrashed Italy by 94 runs in the first game of the series. Batting first Netherlands posted 178 for the loss of 4 wickets and restricted their opponent to 84 for 9.

In the game Netherland selected a player who was not qualified under the ICC’s player eligibility regulations. The KNCB flagged this to the ICC after they realised their error.

The board said in a press release on Wednesday morning: “The ICC has informed the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) regarding an irregularity in the line-up of the Dutch Women’s Cricket Team in the match between the Netherlands and Italy on Tuesday, May 28.

“Although no additional details have been communicated yet, the KNCB acknowledges that it was correctly identified for this error and will make the necessary adjustments in the next match to comply with the regulations.”

The Dutch side fielded two debutants in the shortest format against Italy in the first T20I. Madison Landsman who took a hat-trick for South Africa at the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup last year was the first on to make the debut, while Sanya Khurana was the second of them. The board still hasn’t confirmed the identity of the player in question.

The ICC have not yet publicly commented on the breach of their player eligibility regulations. There are several possible sanctions which could be imposed that includes a suspension for the player and an “adjustment, overturning or amendment” of the result in the match.

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