The 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series was a

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tournament that was held in September 2019 in Ireland. It was a tri-nation series that featured

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, the

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and

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, with all the matches played as

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s (T20Is). The series was arranged after the planned first edition of the

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was cancelled. The matches were used by all the teams as part of their preparation for the

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tournament. Both

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and the KNCB thanked

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for agreeing to host the tournament, following the cancellation of the Euro T20 Slam. The fifth match of the series saw Scotland beat the Netherlands by six wickets. The result meant that the Netherlands were knocked out of contention of winning the series. Ireland beat Scotland by one run in the sixth and final match, to win the series. Scotland's

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was named as the player of the series for his batting, which included a century against the Netherlands in the second match.

Squads

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was ruled out of Ireland's squad due to injury and was replaced by

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Points table

Matches

1st match

2nd match

3rd match

4th match

5th match

6th match

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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