Cricket Netherlands: Ireland and Scotland travel to the Netherlands in May for T20I Tri-Series

The place of action is VRA in Amstelveen. The playing dates are May 18 to 24, 2024. All matches will be livestreamed with six cameras by the European Cricket Network (ECN).

Ireland has already participated in the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup seven times. It reached the Super-8 in 2009 and the Super-12 in 2022. Scotland’s best performance was reaching the Super-12 in 2021. The Netherlands, which, like Scotland, participated in the T20 World Cup five times, reached the Super-12 and even finished eighth in the 2022 edition.

Richard Holdsworth, High Performance Director Cricket Ireland said: “With the Men’s T20 World Cup just around the corner it is important to have a solid preparation period. With the Afghanistan series in March, Pakistan in early May and the Netherlands and Scotland in late May, we feel this is our team offers a range of high-quality opponents. This suits us well for the upcoming tournament. Our thanks go to the KNCB for hosting the series.”

Steve Snell, Cricket Scotland’s Head of High Performance, said: “I am pleased with the quality and quantity of cricket we are playing in the lead up to the Men’s T20 World Cup. This Tri-Series provides vital preparation and crucial playing time for our squad. Immediately after a home series in the WCL2 series, it is important that our players face quality opponents in the T20 format ahead of the World Cup, and we are grateful to the Netherlands and Ireland for agreeing to play this series with us.”

Roland Lefebvre, High Performance Manager KNCB: “We are happy to organize this Tri-Series as part of our preparation for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup that will be played in America and the West Indies in June. With twenty participants, the World Cup will be a truly global event , with more than a billion TV viewers. The Dutch team aims to emulate the success they had in Australia in 2022.”