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WTS Porterfield and PR Stirling to open the batting
12:49 GMT: Start of innings
MAA Jamil comes on to bowl
Powerplay 1 (comp): overs 1-2
0b14Jamil to Porterfield
Full length down the leg side, works it to deep fine leg
0b20pitched up outside off stump, punches it to mid on
0b34bGood length down the leg side, misses the flick and the keeper, to fine leg
0b40fuller in length just outside leg stump, misses the big heave, to the keeper
0b51fuller in length on the stumps, punches it to mid off for a single
0b61lbJamil to Stirling
pitched up down the leg side, misses the nudge, onto the pads
End of over 1:(10 runs scored) Ireland 10-0 (Porterfield 5*, 5 balls, Stirling 0*, 1 balls)




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T van der Gugten comes on to bowl
1b16van der Gugten to Stirling
pitched up on leg stump, slog sweeps it over deep square leg
1b23full toss outside off stump, punches it to cover
1b30van der Gugten to Porterfield
Slow ball on the stumps, heaves it up in the air to mid wicket, the fielder takes a well judged catch, gone
Porterfield c BN Cooper b van der Gugten (5 runs, 6 balls, 1x4, 0x6, 4x0)

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KJ O'Brien comes in to bat
1b40van der Gugten to Stirling
Slow ball just outside leg stump, misses the flick, keeper grabs
1b51lbslow good length down the leg side, swings and misses, kisses the thigh pads, keeper dives and stops
1b62wdvan der Gugten to KJ O'Brien
wide down the leg side, keeper misfields and allows the batsmen to take a run
1b76van der Gugten to Stirling
good length on leg stump, slog sweeps it over fine leg for a glorious six
End of over 2:(18 runs scored) Ireland 28-1 (Stirling 15*, 6 balls, KJ O'Brien 0*, 0 balls)
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PA van Meekeren comes on to bowl
2b10van Meekeren to KJ O'Brien
starts with a slow ball outside the off stump, gets beaten
2b20Good length on off stump, clubs it to deep mid wicket, Seelaar dives and takes a stunning catch, 2nd wicket falls
KJ O'Brien c Seelaar b van Meekeren (0 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6, 2x0)
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GC Wilson comes in to bat
2b30van Meekeren to Stirling
Short length outside the off stump, tries to slice it and mistimes the slow ball straight to Marwe at short third man, gone
Stirling c van der Merwe b van Meekeren (15 runs, 7 balls, 0x4, 2x6, 4x0)

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NJ O'Brien comes in to bat
2b40van Meekeren to Wilson
slow ball just outside the off stump, looks to heave it but does not connect
2b50slow short ball outside the off stump, looks to cut it but in vain
2b64short length just outside off stump, upper cuts it to third man for a much needed boundary
End of over 3:(4 runs scored) Ireland 32-3 (Wilson 4*, 3 balls, NJ O'Brien 0*, 0 balls)
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RE van der Merwe comes on to bowl
3b11van der Merwe to NJ O'Brien
pitched up on middle stump, works it to mid wicket for a single
3b20van der Merwe to Wilson
Tossed up on off stump, mistimes the reverse sweep straight to the fielder at short third man, who takes a dolly and celebrates
Wilson c van der Gugten b van der Merwe (4 runs, 4 balls, 1x4, 0x6, 3x0)

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AD Poynter comes in to bat
3b30van der Merwe to Poynter
Flighted delivery on the stumps, goes for a slog sweep and top edges it to long on, Ben Cooper takes a well judged catch
Poynter c BN Cooper b van der Merwe (0 runs, 1 balls, 0x4, 0x6, 1x0)
MC Sorensen comes in to bat
3b40van der Merwe to NJ O'Brien
flat ball down the leg side, misses the flick, kisses the pads, to the keeper
3b51fuller in length on the pads, sweeps it to deep backward square leg
3b61van der Merwe to Sorensen
flat ball on leg stump, eases it to long on and picks up a run
End of over 4:(3 runs scored) Ireland 35-5 (NJ O'Brien 2*, 3 balls, Sorensen 1*, 1 balls)
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Mudassar Bukhari comes on to bowl
4b11Mudassar Bukhari to Sorensen
fullish delivery on off stump, drills it back to the bowler, who drops it with his shoe
4b20Mudassar Bukhari to NJ O'Brien
pitched up well outside the off stump, looks to heave it but does not connect
4b31yorker right in the block hole, digs it out to mid wicket
4b42Mudassar Bukhari to Sorensen
low full toss just outside off stump, punches it back, the bowler stops it again with his shoe, to ball goes to extra cover
4b51low full toss just outside off stump, slaps it to long on for only a run
4b60Mudassar Bukhari to NJ O'Brien
slow yorker on leg stump, digs it out towards the bowler
End of over 5:(5 runs scored) Ireland 40-5 (NJ O'Brien 3*, 6 balls, Sorensen 5*, 4 balls)
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PA van Meekeren comes on to bowl
5b12van Meekeren to Sorensen
slow ball on off stump, slaps it to long on for a single
5b22pitched up outside off stump, slaps it to mid wicket for a brace
5b30Slow full length delivery on middle stump, the batsman goes for a big heave but does not connect, clean bowled
Sorensen b van Meekeren (9 runs, 7 balls, 0x4, 0x6, 1x0)
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GH Dockrell comes in to bat
5b40van Meekeren to Dockrell
Another full length delivery on leg stump and gets the same result, the batsman is not able to heave it to leg side, Meekeren gets his 4th wicket
Dockrell b van Meekeren (0 runs, 1 balls, 0x4, 0x6, 1x0)
AR McBrine comes in to bat
5b51van Meekeren to McBrine
pitched up delivery just outside the leg stump, slaps it to short cover
5b61nbvan Meekeren to NJ O'Brien
Short length delivery outside the off stump, looks to cut it but does not connect, the bowler oversteps, free hit comes
5b71Slow pitched up ball on off stump, mistimes a big heave to cover
End of over 6:(7 runs scored) Ireland 47-7 (NJ O'Brien 4*, 8 balls, McBrine 1*, 1 balls)




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13:24 GMT: End of innings
End of the match: Netherlands won by 12 runs
Man of the match: PA van Meekeren
13:34 GMT: The Netherlands have defended the reasonable target of 60 runs (6-over match) with a brilliant bowling performance. Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 crucial wickets for 11 runs to take the game away from Ireland. So the Netherlands will finish their journey of this tournament with 3rd position of the table. This is all we have for you from the first match of today, we will be back after a while for the coverage of the next match which is between Bangladesh and Oman, please stay with us...
13:34 GMT: End of the session's play
13:34 GMT: Close of play for the day