Netherlands set to host Ireland and Scotland in tri-nation series ahead of T20 World Cup
- The Netherlands is set to host a T20 tri-series.
- Ireland and Scotland will be a part of this series.
- The series will begin from June 2.
The Netherlands is set to host a T20 tri-series involving Ireland and Scotland as part of the teams’ build-up for the T20 World Cup, which kicks off on June 2. The series will be held in Amstelveen from May 18 to 24, with games scheduled for every day except May 21.
The tri-series, featuring all European teams, will adhere to a pure round-robin format, with no final, and each team playing the others twice.
Ireland, having recently concluded a home series in all formats against Afghanistan, has three home T20Is against Pakistan in May before they head to the Netherlands for this tri-series. For Scotland and the Netherlands, who have been playing 50-over matches in World Cup League 2, this tri-series represents their final opportunity to fine-tune their T20I strategies before they depart for the World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.
“We are excited to host this Tri-Series as part of our preparation for the T20 World Cup played in America and the West Indies in June,” said Roland Lefebvre, the high performance director at the KNCB (Royal Dutch Cricket Association). “Twenty teams will be competing in this year’s event which makes this World Cup a truly global event, with more than a billion TV viewers worldwide. The Netherlands team will be aiming to emulate the success they had in Australia in 2022.”
In the World Cup, Ireland is in Group A with Canada, India, Pakistan, and the USA; Scotland is in Group B with Australia, England, Namibia, and Oman; and the Netherlands is in Group D with Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
