IRE VS NED - 2nd T20I, Netherlands T20I Tri-Series, 2024

Ireland vs Netherlands

Ireland won by 1 run

NED -149/8 (19.6)

IRE -150/8 (19.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Mark Adair

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
35
13
2
3
269.23
0
0
0
0
0

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
4
0
34
0
8.5

That's all we have from here. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of what was a cracking game. Until next time, it's goodbye from Sagar Chawla and Praveen Kumar.

20:25 Local Time, 18:25 GMT, 23:55 IST: Ireland clinch a thrilling win over the hosts in the second T20I. With 17 needed off the last three balls, Tim Pringle left the opposition rattled as he smashed the first two out of the park. After three wickets with the ball earlier in the day, he played an absolute blinder with bat in hand to nearly pull off a heist. However, it wasn't to be as Mark Adair nailed the yorker off the final ball. Netherlands have themselves to blame for the way they went about it in the middle overs. 151 wasn't a huge target and they had plenty of wickets in hand around the 10-over mark. But Max O'Dowd and Bas de Leede struggled to get going and allowed the rate to get too high. Eventually, wickets tumbled as a result of the pressure that was built. Pringle tried his best to salvage the situation with his late hitting but fell short by a whisker.

END OF OVER 20

18 Runs

NED: 149 - 8

2 1 W Wd2 6 6 1

Tim Pringle

35 (13)

Daniel Doram

0 (0)

Mark Adair

4-0-34-2

19.6

Mark Adair to Tim Pringle, 1 run, Adair goes round the wicket and nails the yorker on leg stump to seal the deal! Nothing Pringle can do about it. He played an absolute blinder to give Netherlands hope, but can only squeeze this delivery back to Adair. A single is all he gets, and Ireland prevail by one run

19.5

6

Mark Adair to Tim Pringle, SIX, Tim Pringle, you beauty! Netherlands are just three away now. Short of length into the body, he pulls hard and just about clears deep midwicket. Can he pull it off?

19.4

6

Mark Adair to Tim Pringle, SIX, Pringle sends it sailing over long-on! Full in the slot on off, he swings hard and absolutely nails it. Comfortably clears the ropes despite being hit into the wind

Some disturbance behind the sightscreen. Bit of a delay

19.4

Mark Adair to Doram, 2 wides, goes for a wide yorker outside off, but the umpire reckons it's outside the marker. They've stolen a bye as well. 15 needed off 3 now

Daniel Doram, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Netherlands need 17 off 3 balls. Three sixes will do it. Adair having a chat with Stirling before going to his mark

19.3

W

Mark Adair to van Meekeren, out Caught by Delany!! That's gone high in the air, but it's not long enough. Delany takes it safely at the square leg boundary. Slower short ball, van Meekeren probably gets a thick top-edge going for the pull and holes out. van Meekeren c Delany b Mark Adair 3(4)

Mark Adair to van Meekeren, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.2

Mark Adair to Tim Pringle, 1 run, just short of the blockhole but it's full enough, not allowing Pringle to get under it. He swipes it to the left of deep midwicket. Probably could've been a second had Pringle not slipped at the bowler's end

19.1

Mark Adair to Tim Pringle, 2 runs, excellent yorker on middle and leg, Pringle squeezes it through midwicket and charges back for two. Throws himself into the crease and makes it safely

Adair will probably bowl the final over with 20 to defend. Mid-off and third are up in the ring. Line must be straight

END OF OVER 19

18 Runs

NED: 131 - 7

0 6 Wd 2 4 4 1

Tim Pringle

19 (8)

Paul van Meekeren

3 (3)

Barry McCarthy

4-0-34-0

18.6

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, 1 run, McCarthy finally nails the yorker outside off. Pringle can't do much except squeeze it to long-on for a single

18.5

4

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, FOUR, full toss outside off, and it's four more for Pringle as he slogs it between long-on and deep midwicket. Almost goes all the way

18.4

4

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, FOUR, full outside off, in the slot for Pringle who reaches out and hammers it straight down the ground. One bounce and over the ropes! Pringle keeping Dutch hopes alive

18.3

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, 2 runs, fuller than a length outside off, Pringle looks to slog and drags it off the inside half wide of long-on. Better throw would've probably had van Meekeren at the bowler's end

18.3

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, wide, very wide outside off, Pringle swings and misses

18.2

6

McCarthy to Tim Pringle, SIX, short of length outside off, Pringle jumps across and absolutely nails the pull over midwicket. Netherlands need a few more of these