To ace up their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland have decided to take part in the T20I tri-series, which begins on May 18. The Netherlands will host both Ireland and Scotland for the series in May 2024. The Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland T20I Tri series schedule has also been announced by the respective authorities, the details of which are provided below.
Ireland, who recently toured Afghanistan for an all-format series, will have a T20I-led with Pakistan before they take part in the T20I tri-series in Amstelveen. Meanwhile, Scotland and the Netherlands will have a final chance to hone their skills before the all-important ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Both Scotland and the Netherlands have recently played ODI World Cup League 2 matches.
The hosts said that they are excited to bring the other two European sides and have a competitive tri-series before the all-important ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June-July.
“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,” Roland Lefebvre, high-performance director at the KNCB (Royal Dutch Cricket Association), said. “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.”
Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland T20I Tri-Series Schedule 2024
All three sides – Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland – will have two matches for each opponent during the T20I tri-series in pure round-robin style fixtures. There will be no final.
The T20I Tri-series will begin with hosts, Netherlands taking on Scotland on May 18 2024 in Amstelveen. The Dutch will then take on Ireland in the second game, followed by Ireland vs Scotland in the third.
Details of the schedule are given below:
- May 18, 2024: Netherlands vs Scotland
- May 19, 2024: Netherlands vs Ireland
- May 20, 2024: Ireland vs Scotland
- May 22, 2024: Netherlands vs Scotland
- May 23, 2024: Ireland vs Scotland
- May 24, 2024: Netherlands vs Ireland
Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland T20I Tri Series Squads
Netherlands Squad: Scott Edwards(w/c), Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Levitt, Teja Nidamanuru, Noah Croes, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Timm van der Gugten, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Vivian Kingma, Roelof van der Merwe, Fred Klaassen, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad
Ireland Squad: Paul Stirling(c), Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Gareth Delany, Joshua Little, Ross Adair, Craig Young
Scotland Squad: Richie Berrington(c), Brandon McMullen, Ollie Hairs, Michael Leask, George Munsey, Matthew Cross(w), Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Safyaan Sharif, Gavin Main, Mark Watt, Andrew Umeed, James Dickinson, Christopher Sole, Bradley Currie
Information Source: ESPNcricinfo