| 0.0 : It's Ireland taking on the Netherlands and the venue for the game is Himachal Pradesh CA Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Both teams are already out from the race to reach the Super 10, however both will be keen to finish their campaign on a winning note. |
| Toss and Team updates are on your way shortly. Stay tuned for that. |
| It was raining at the ground an hour ago but the good news is that there is no rain at the moment and we will have the toss on time |
| Netherlands is the home team today |
| Toss: " Heads" is the call from Porterfield and the coin spins down as " Heads" only. Ireland have won the toss and they will bowl first |
| Netherlands (Playing XI): Wesley Barresi(w k), Stephan Myburgh, Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper, Peter Borren(c), Roelof van der Merwe, Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Ahsan Malik, Timm van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren |
| Ireland (Playing XI): William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Niall O'Brien(w k), Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Poynter, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Max Sorensen, Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin |
| Not a good news as it has started to drizzle and the covers are coming on. That rules out the on-time start |
| Update 2045hrs AET: The drizzle has got heavier and the entire ground has been covered. We will start losing overs after 2100hrs AET. |
| Update 2130hrs AET: The drizzle stopped for a while but it is back on. Puddles of water have formed on the ground. Another update to follow in around 30 minutes from now. |
| Update 2145hrs AET: Some good news. Rain seems to have stopped. Covers are being taken off and the Supersoppers are at work |
| Update 2200hrs AET: Drizzle is back. A light drizzle is on and the covers are being brought back. Cut off time for a 5 over per side game is 2322 hrs AET |
| Update 2210hrs AET: Some good news as the covers are coming off. We will have an 8 Over per side match, if there is no more rain. The match will start at 2300hrs AET |
| Update 2255hrs AET: The official word is that , this is now a 6 overs per side match and the match will start at 2310hrs AET |
| No national anthems tonight and the players are making their way into the ground |
| 1 bowler can bowl a maximum of 2 overs |
| There were three 7 overs a side clashes and this will be this shortest ever t-20 match ever played, if completed |
| 0.1 : Murtagh to Myburgh, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 0.2 : Murtagh to Myburgh, no run, makes room and looks to swing it towards the leg side but misses |
| 0.3 : Murtagh to Myburgh, no run, goes for another almighty heave across the line but fails to make contact with the ball |
| 0.4 : Murtagh to Myburgh, FOUR, makes room and lofts it towards wide long off for a boundary |
| 0.5 : Murtagh to Myburgh, FOUR, makes room and slices it over extra cover for another boundary |
| 0.6 : Murtagh to Myburgh, one run, drives it towards point. |
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9 runs from the first over. 5 more Overs to go! End of over: NED 9/0 (Myburgh 9, TLW Cooper 0)
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| 1.1 : Dockrell to Myburgh, leg bye, tries to sweep but misses and off the pad the ball goes towards short third man |
| 1.2 : Dockrell to TLW Cooper, no run, tries the reverse sweep but misses |
| 1.3 : Dockrell to TLW Cooper, OUT, no run, looks to swing the low full toss but gets it on the bottom of the bat and gives the mid on fielder a simple catching practice. Rankin makes no mistake. |
| 1.4 : Dockrell to van der Merwe, DROPPED, two runs, swings it towards long off. Kevin O' Brien runs across and puts in the dive but fails to catch it |
| 1.5 : Dockrell to van der Merwe, OUT, no run, looks to swing across the line but gets a thick outside edge towards short third man. Easy catch for the fielder |
| 1.6 : Dockrell to Barresi, one run, drives it towards long off. End of over: NED 13/2 (Myburgh 9, Barresi 1) |
| 2.1 : McBrine to Barresi, one run, tucks it towards short fine leg |
| 2.2 : McBrine to Myburgh, two runs, pulls it towards deep mid wicket. Stirling dives forward and tries to take the catch but fails to do so |
| 2.3 : McBrine to Myburgh, one run, drives it towards deep mid on |
| 2.4 : McBrine to Barresi, SIX, comes down the track and swings it over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| McBrine to Barresi, two wides, down the leg side, Barresi tries to sweep but misses Keeper fails to collect and gives an extra run |
| 2.5 : McBrine to Myburgh, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a boundary |
| 2.6 : McBrine to Myburgh, four byes, looks to drive but misses. The keeper fails to collect as well and it goes for 4 byes. |
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At half-way stage, Netherlands have reached 33/2 End of over: NED 33/2 (Myburgh 16, Barresi 8)
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| 3.1 : Dockrell to Barresi, no run, looks to reverse sweep but misses |
| 3.2 : Dockrell to Barresi, OUT, no run, comes down the track and swings but misses. Niall O'Brien completes an easy stumping |
| 3.3 : Dockrell to Borren, FOUR, reverse sweeps it past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary |
| 3.4 : Dockrell to Borren, no run, bends down on his knee and tries to sweep but misses this time |
| 3.5 : Dockrell to Borren, no run, tries the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad |
| 3.6 : Dockrell to Borren, leg bye, tries to pull but misses and off the pad the ball goes towards point. |
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Dockrell finishes with 7/3 from his 2 Over. Wonderful bowling in this rain shortened game End of over: NED 38/3 (Myburgh 16, Borren 4)
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| 4.1 : KJ O'Brien to Borren, FOUR, gives the charge and cuts it through point for a boundary |
| 4.2 : KJ O'Brien to Borren, one run, makes room and cuts it towards short third man |
| 4.3 : KJ O'Brien to Myburgh, two runs, slices it through point for a couple of runs |
| 4.4 : KJ O'Brien to Myburgh, one run, flicks it through backward square leg for a single |
| 4.5 : KJ O'Brien to Borren, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses |
| 4.6 : KJ O'Brien to Borren, FOUR, makes room and flicks it through mid wicket for a boundary. |
| 50 comes up for Netherlands. 1 more over to go |
| KJ O'Brien to Borren, FOUR, makes room and flicks it through mid wicket for a boundary. |
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Rankin to bowl the last over of the inning End of over: NED 50/3 (Myburgh 19, Borren 13)
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| 5.1 : Rankin to Myburgh, FOUR, makes room and slashes hard, gets a thick outside edge that goes into the third man fence |
| 5.2 : Rankin to Myburgh, no run, makes room and tries to cut but misses this time |
| 5.3 : Rankin to Myburgh, FOUR, gives the charge and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary |
| 5.4 : Rankin to Myburgh, no run, makes room and looks to drive but misses |
| 3rd umpire is in action for a run out appeal |
| 5.5 : Rankin to Myburgh, OUT, no run, looks to drive but misses. The batsmen attempt a quick bye. Keeper throws it to the bowler and Rankin hits the stumps with the throw to catch Myburgh well short |
| 5.6 : Rankin to Borren, OUT, one run, makes room and cuts it towards deep point. They decides to come back for the 2nd run but an accurate throw from Wilson and Nial O'Brien whips off the bails. |
| Rankin to Borren, OUT, one run, makes room and cuts it towards deep point. They decide to come back for the 2nd run but an accurate throw from Wilson and Niall O'Brien whips off the bails. |
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Netherland finishes with 59/5 from their 6 Overs thanks to a brisk inning of 27 runs from Myburgh. He scored those from just 18 balls. Dockrell took 3 wickets for 7 runs from his 2 overs End of over: NED 59/5 (Borren 14, Mudassar Bukhari 0)
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| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Match 11 of the ICC World T20. |
| 0.0 : 60 runs is the target for Ireland. Stirling and Porterfield are the openers |
| Malik to bowl the first over |
| 0.1 : Ahsan Malik to Porterfield, FOUR, flicks it to the right of short fine leg fielder for a boundary |
| 0.2 : Ahsan Malik to Porterfield, no run, swings and gets a bottom edge towards the mid on fielder |
| 0.3 : Ahsan Malik to Porterfield, four byes, makes room and swings but misses. Keeper was standing upto the stumps and he is late to react. The ball goes for 4 byes |
| 0.4 : Ahsan Malik to Porterfield, no run, makes room and looks to swing it towards the leg side but misses |
| 0.5 : Ahsan Malik to Porterfield, one run, gives the charge and drives it towards mid off |
| 0.6 : Ahsan Malik to Stirling, leg bye, looks to swing but gets beaten by the slowness of the ball. They takes a quick leg bye. End of over: IRL 10/0 (Porterfield 5, Stirling 0) |
| 1.1 : van der Gugten to Stirling, SIX, moves inside the line of the ball by moving outside off stump and swings it over fine leg for a massive SIX |
| 1.2 : van der Gugten to Stirling, three runs, shuffles towards the off stump and swings it through mid wicket for three runs |
| 1.3 : van der Gugten to Porterfield, OUT, no run, makes room and swings but gets a leading edge towards mid on. Ben Cooper settles under the ball and takes the catch |
| 1.4 : van der Gugten to Stirling, no run, looks to slice it towards third man but misses |
| 1.5 : van der Gugten to Stirling, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball goes towards short fine leg |
| van der Gugten to KJ O'Brien, two wides, down the leg side, Kevin O'Brien misses the glance. Keeper fumbles as well |
| 1.6 : van der Gugten to Stirling, SIX, moves inside the line of the ball and swings it over fine leg for a massive SIX. End of over: IRL 28/1 (Stirling 15, KJ O'Brien 0) |
| 2.1 : van Meekeren to KJ O'Brien, no run, looks to drive but misses |
| 2.2 : van Meekeren to KJ O'Brien, OUT, no run, pulls this short ball towards deep mid wicket. Seelaar dives forward and takes an amazing catch |
| 2.3 : van Meekeren to Stirling, OUT, no run, tries to cut and gets a top edge towards short third man. van der Merwe moves slightly backward and takes the catch |
| van Meekeren is on a hat-trick |
| 2.4 : van Meekeren to Wilson, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses |
| 2.5 : van Meekeren to Wilson, no run, tries to cut but misses |
| 2.6 : van Meekeren to Wilson, FOUR, jumps in the air and slices it over the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
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3 Overs to go and Ireland needs another 28 runs to win the match End of over: IRL 32/3 (Wilson 4, NJ O'Brien 0)
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| 3.1 : van der Merwe to NJ O'Brien, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 3.2 : van der Merwe to Wilson, OUT, no run, bends down on his knee and tries the reverse sweep. He hits it straight to the short third man fielder. van der Gugten takes the catch |
| 3.3 : van der Merwe to Poynter, OUT, no run, swings it towards long on and fails to get the elevation and distance. Ben Cooper takes an easy catch |
| 3.4 : van der Merwe to NJ O'Brien, no run, looks to flick but misses |
| 3.5 : van der Merwe to NJ O'Brien, one run, flicks it towards deep backward square leg |
| 3.6 : van der Merwe to Sorensen, one run, drives it towards long on. |
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3 runs and 2 wickets from that over. Last 2 overs have produced 7 runs and 4 wickets End of over: IRL 35/5 (NJ O'Brien 2, Sorensen 1)
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| 4.1 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sorensen, one run, drives it hard back to the bowler. Bukhari stops it with his foot |
| 4.2 : Mudassar Bukhari to NJ O'Brien, no run, makes room and looks to drive but misses |
| 4.3 : Mudassar Bukhari to NJ O'Brien, one run, turns it towards short mid wicket |
| 4.4 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sorensen, two runs, drives it hard back to the bowler. The ball hits the shin of the bowler and deflects towards extra cover |
| Crucial last 2 balls, Ireland needs big hits to have any chance |
| 4.5 : Mudassar Bukhari to Sorensen, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 4.6 : Just 5 runs from that over |
| Mudassar Bukhari to NJ O'Brien, no run, defends the Yorker back to the bowler. |
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Netherlands looks favourites to win it from here. 20 runs needed from the last over End of over: IRL 40/5 (NJ O'Brien 3, Sorensen 5)
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| 5.1 : van Meekeren to Sorensen, two runs, pulls it towards long on and comes back for the 2nd run |
| 5.2 : van Meekeren to Sorensen, two runs, swings and gets an inside edge through square leg |
| 5.3 : van Meekeren to Sorensen, OUT, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses. The ball crashes into the middle and leg stump |
| 5.4 : van Meekeren to Dockrell, OUT, no run, swings across the line but misses and the ball crashes into the leg stump |
| van Meekeren is on a hat-trick |
| 5.5 : van Meekeren to McBrine, one run, makes room and steers it towards short third man |
| van Meekeren to NJ O'Brien, no ball, looks to drive but misses. van Meekeren oversteps and we will have a free hit |
| 5.6 : van Meekeren to NJ O'Brien, one run, swings and gets a bottom edge towards cover. |
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Netherlands wins by 12 runs End of over: IRL 47/7 (NJ O'Brien 4, McBrine 1)
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