2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series

The 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament, that took place in June 2018 in the Netherlands.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, with all the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[2] The intention is that the tri-series will become an annual event between the three teams.[3]

2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series
Date12–20 June 2018
LocationNetherlands
Result Scotland won the tri-series
Teams
 Ireland  Netherlands  Scotland
Captains
Gary Wilson Pieter Seelaar Kyle Coetzer
Most runs
Paul Stirling (176) Max O'Dowd (90) George Munsey (204)
Most wickets
George Dockrell (6)
Simi Singh (6)
Barry McCarthy (6)		 Pieter Seelaar (5) Alasdair Evans (5)

Prior to the series, Scotland played two T20I matches against Pakistan, while Ireland used the matches as preparation for their matches against India, that took place later in June.[4] Ahead of the series, Ireland named Gary Wilson as their new T20I captain, after William Porterfield stepped aside to focus on Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket.[5]

The fourth match of the series, between Ireland and Scotland, ended in a tie, with no Super Over contested to determine the winner.[6] However, both teams knew that there would not be a Super Over in the event of a tie before the match.[6] The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that there should have been a Super Over, and apologised for the oversight.[7] In the event, the tied game proved pivotal as Scotland won the series, after two wins and a tie, with the Netherlands in second place and Ireland in third.[8]

Squads
 Ireland[9]  Netherlands[10]  Scotland[11]

Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe and Ryan ten Doeschate were all tentatively named in the Netherlands' squad, with their availability confirmed on a match-by-match basis.[10]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Scotland 4 2 1 1 0 5 1.148
2  Netherlands 4 2 2 0 0 4 −1.553
3  Ireland 4 1 2 1 0 3 0.410
Source: [12]

T20I series

1st T20I
12 June 2018
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Netherlands 
144 (19.5 overs)
v
 Ireland
140/8 (20 overs)
Pieter Seelaar 36 (28)
Simi Singh 3/23 (3.5 overs)
Simi Singh 57* (29)
Pieter Seelaar 3/25 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 4 runs
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Alan Neill (Ire)

2nd T20I
13 June 2018
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
158/6 (20 overs)
v
 Netherlands
159/6 (19 overs)
Gary Wilson 45* (42)
Roelof van der Merwe 2/24 (4 overs)
Max O'Dowd 39 (24)
George Dockrell 2/30 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 4 wickets
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Pim van Liemt (Ned)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I
16 June 2018
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
205/5 (20 overs)
v
 Scotland
159/5 (20 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 74 (40)
Alasdair Evans 2/51 (4 overs)
George Munsey 41 (24)
George Dockrell 2/15 (3 overs)
Ireland won by 46 runs
Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
Umpires: Huub Jansen (Ned) and Alan Neill (Ire)

4th T20I
17 June 2018
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Scotland 
185/4 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
185/6 (20 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 54 (41)
Simi Singh 1/34 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 81 (41)
Safyaan Sharif 2/31 (4 overs)
Match tied
Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer
Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Pim van Liemt (Ned)

5th T20I
19 June 2018
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Netherlands 
160/6 (20 overs)
v
 Scotland
161/3 (17.4 overs)
Wesley Barresi 53* (51)
Alasdair Evans 2/32 (4 overs)
Richie Berrington 49* (32)
Fred Klaassen 1/29 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 7 wickets
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Huub Jansen (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

6th T20I
20 June 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
221/3 (20 overs)
v
 Netherlands
106 (14 overs)
George Munsey 71 (34)
Wesley Barresi 1/3 (1 over)
Scott Edwards 31* (27)
Hamza Tahir 3/26 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 115 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Huub Jansen (Ned)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Scotland's highest score in T20Is.[16]
  • In terms of runs, this was both Scotland's biggest win and the Netherlands biggest defeat in T20Is.[17]

References
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  2. "KNCB to host T20I Tri Series with Ireland and Scotland in 2018". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "New annual T20I Tri-Series announced between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. "T20 Tri-series: Ireland to face Scotland and Netherlands in new tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. "Wilson takes over Ireland T20I captaincy from Porterfield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. "Scotland, Ireland knew there would be no Super Over after tie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  7. "ICC apologises to Ireland, Scotland for Super-Over error". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  8. "T20I tri-series: Scotland beat Netherlands by 115 runs to win series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. "Gary Wilson named Ireland's T20I captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. "Three new faces as Netherlands begin post-Borren era". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  11. "Uncapped Tahir, Wallace named in Scotland squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. "Scotland, Netherlands, Ireland T20I Tri-Series, 2018 Points Table". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. "Intriguing contests on the cards as Netherlands host Scotland and Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. "Ireland and Scotland share spoils after thrilling tie". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  15. "Stirling stars with 81 but Ireland tie against Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  16. "Scotland seal tri-series with record-breaking Netherlands win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  17. "Munsey, Berrington, Cross break Scotland records in title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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