The 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series was a

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tournament, that took place in June 2018 in the Netherlands. It was a tri-nation series between

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and

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, with all the matches played as

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s (T20Is). The intention was that the tri-series will become an annual event for the three teams. Prior to the series, Scotland played two T20I matches against

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, while Ireland used the matches as preparation for their matches against India, that took place later in June. Ahead of the series, Ireland named Gary Wilson as their new T20I captain, after William Porterfield stepped aside to focus on

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and

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(ODI) cricket. The fourth match of the series, between Ireland and Scotland, ended in a tie, with no

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contested to determine the winner. However, both teams knew that there would not be a Super Over in the event of a tie before the match. The

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(ICC) confirmed that there should have been a Super Over, and apologised for the oversight. 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.

Squads

Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe and

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were all tentatively named in the Netherlands' squad, with their availability confirmed on a match-by-match basis.

Points table

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

4th T20I

5th T20I

6th T20I

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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