IRE VS NED - Semifinal 1, ICC Mens T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019

So, that's it from semi-final number 1. Netherlands have convincingly outwitted Ireland. The losing unit now can at best finish third. And the Netherlands on the other hand await the result of the second semi-final. Namibia take on Papua New Guinea later in the day and we will get you all the coverage from that game as well. Buh bye for now.

Pieter Seelaar: You always have to be happy when you win by a margin of 20 runs. We always try to be flexible. Having Tendo at the end, it is always pretty good and there is Van Der Merwe as well. Today, the wicket was really nice to bowl on for me and Van Der Merwe. We don't have a set formula. We do chop and change a bit.

Gary Wilson: We would have bowled. They would have bowled as well. They have got a lot of experience in their squad. They were excellent in the middle overs. We always try and stay positive. Looking at it in hindsight, they got 20 more. T20 is a game of excitement and we don't want to curtail the powers of our players.

Roelof van der Merwe, Man of the Match: There was a little bit of bounce on the wicket when we batted. He (Ryan ten Doeschate) said just let's take it deep. He is very experienced and I just listened to him. They played the Powerplay well, put us under pressure and we were lucky that we got a couple of wickets after that. There was variable bounce and the hard length was quite hard to get it away.

17:28 Local Time, 13:28 GMT, 18:58 IST: Netherlands win the first semi and are through to the finals. This was a convincing win for the Men in Orange. The execution of the slower balls by the pacers was brilliant. The spinners also come to the party and picked up crucial wickets after the powerplay period which choked the run chase. The wicket was a bit two-paced and that also didn't help the cause of the Irish batters. Lastly, losing wickets in clusters also was a huge dent to the cause of the run-chase.

Fred Klaassen to Rankin, no run, stabs the ball out into the deck and that is it. Netherlands win this and make it to the finale. They win this by 21 runs

Fred Klaassen to Dockrell, 1 run, mistimes the slog across the line and they get a single as the bowler cuts it off

Fred Klaassen to Dockrell, 2 runs, pulled away again and they get a brace before the man at deep mid could hurl it back

Fred Klaassen to Dockrell, SIX, backs away and hammers the pull away! That has gone into stands over deep mid for a sixer. Sounded really nice as it met the ball

Fred Klaassen to Rankin, 1 run, backs away and knocks the ball away into the on-side to steal a single

Fred Klaassen to Rankin, no run, goes for the big swing and misses as that was a slower delivery which followed the batter

Fred Klaassen to Rankin, no ball, 2 runs, very high was that full toss and was rightfully signalled as a no-ball. Rankin backed away and carved it past the man at point for a couple

Fred Klaassen [3.0-0-19-2] is back into the attack

Meekeren to Rankin, 1 run, the ball was in the air but lands safely for a single to be taken towards deep square

Meekeren to Rankin, wide, slower and shorter, wide called as it was too high

Meekeren to Rankin, FOUR, squeezes the full ball and the ball races away off the toe-end of the bat for a four

Meekeren to Rankin, no run, mistimed drive finds the man at mid-off

Meekeren to Dockrell, 1 run, pulled down to deep mid for a single

Meekeren to Dockrell, FOUR, add four more. That was a length delivery, Dockrell gives room and thwacks it over cover for a four

Meekeren to Dockrell, FOUR, backs away a trifle and smashes it over the bowler's head for a four. The formalities being delayed