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 was that the tri-series will become an annual event for the three teams.[3]
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]
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 Netherlands[10]
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 Scotland[11]
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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 |
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| 1 | Scotland
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.148 |
| 2 | Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.553 |
| 3 | Ireland
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.410 |
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Pieter Seelaar captained the Netherlands for first time in T20Is.[13]
- Scott Edwards, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Shane Snater, Saqib Zulfiqar (Ned) and Simi Singh (Ire) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Chase (Ire) and Stuart Whittingham (Sco) both made their T20I debuts.
4th T20I
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- George Dockrell (Ire) played in his 50th T20I.[14]
- This was the tenth T20I match to end in a tie, and the first since the ICC playing conditions were implemented in September 2017, not to end with a Super Over.[15]
5th T20I
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
6th T20I
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References
- ^ "Netherlands to host Ireland, Scotland in T20 tri-series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "KNCB to host T20I Tri Series with Ireland and Scotland in 2018". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "New annual T20I Tri-Series announced between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "T20 Tri-series: Ireland to face Scotland and Netherlands in new tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Wilson takes over Ireland T20I captaincy from Porterfield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Scotland, Ireland knew there would be no Super Over after tie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC apologises to Ireland, Scotland for Super-Over error". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "T20I tri-series: Scotland beat Netherlands by 115 runs to win series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Gary Wilson named Ireland's T20I captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Three new faces as Netherlands begin post-Borren era". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Uncapped Tahir, Wallace named in Scotland squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Scotland, Netherlands, Ireland T20I Tri-Series, 2018 Points Table". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Intriguing contests on the cards as Netherlands host Scotland and Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Ireland and Scotland share spoils after thrilling tie". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Stirling stars with 81 but Ireland tie against Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Scotland seal tri-series with record-breaking Netherlands win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Munsey, Berrington, Cross break Scotland records in title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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