(Ireland take on the Netherlands in an ICC World T20 2014 Group B qualifier at Sylhet. Catch live cricket scores of the T20 World Cup match in our live blog below.)
Netherlands have chased it down. Barresi does it with a mighty six!
Netherlands require 13 from 8 balls to qualify for super 10s. What a great chase it has been!
Netherlands lose the wicket of Tom Cooper.
OUT! T Cooper 45(15)
Cooper touched rarefied zones in the over with four sixes in four balls.
Barresi continues on his merry way with two more sixes. It seems with modern day bats thwacking sixes has become an easy job.
Tom Cooper eying the mid-wicket region every-time. He finds it middle of the bat once to send it soaring over the boundary boards for a six.
After a stunning assault Netherlands losing their way. Beek now gets out. A fine running catch taken by Porterfiled at mid off.
OUT! L V Beek 1(3)
After a stunning innings by Myburgh, he gets out to the bowling of Dockrell. Take a bow Myburgh.
OUT! S Myburgh 63(22)
Kevin O’Brien into the attack with the wicketkeeper up to the stumps. A good ploy by Ireland. However, Borren helps it around the corner on the on-side for a sumptuous boundary followed by another glorious stroke. Netherlands batting has been a symbol of excellence. Finally, Borren gets out for 31.
OUT! P Borren 31(15)
The experienced campaigner, Tim Murtagh is into the attack. He can bowl metronomic line and length, but this is going to be a tough task for even for the Middlesex seamer. He too is getting thumped by the one and only Myburgh.
Myburgh has touched celestial heights in terms of batsmanship. He smashes three more sixes.
With his horizontal arc of the willow, Borren thwacks yet another six. It is raining sixes. Myburgh too wallops it to the boundary boards at the speed of red-lightning.
Peter Borren like a ballet dancer comes down the wicket to thump McBrine for a six. Myburgh now clambers three sixes as well.
Netherlands captain Peter Borren shows his class by essaying a fine sweep shot around the corner in the first over.
A run out chance to send Poynter back to the pavilion, but both Malik, the bowler and the wicketkeeper, Barresi miss the run out chance. Ireland then get a bit of Irish luck as a thick outside edge runs to the boundary for a four. Finally, Poynter gets out on the last ball of their innings for a fine knock of 57.
OUT! A Poynter 57(38)
O’Brien with his amazing bat speed and more so, a great piece of willow is just smashing Netherlands to smithereens. He stands and admires a six walloped straight down the ground which bordered on the outer limits of sheer arrogance.
Malik trying to bowl from around the wicket. Both batsmen now have to change their thought process. Malik showing some superman-like skills of his own bowling to stop Ireland taking a single. A terrific over from him.
Netherlands bowlers not helping themselves by bowling on Poynter’s pads. The right-handed batsman just using the pace off the ball to send the ball rocketing towards the boundary boards. O’Brien matches him shot for shot with a six.
Poynter now using the crease wonderfully well to play shots all over the park. 21 runs from the over.
O’Brien essays a majestic shot to send it soaring it over the in field for a six.
Skipper Peter Borren bowls poor stuff and pay the price by gifting away 13 runs in the over.
Ed Joyce tries to steal a single and pays the price by getting out run out.
OUT! E Joyce 28(25)
Ed Joyce looking to steady the ship after Porterfield lost his wicket.
It is up to Ed Joyce to carry the momentum forward.
Porterfield, who was batting beautifully tries one shot too many and his timber goes for a walk in the park. Jamil celebrates the wicket of Ireland captain.
OUT! W Porterfield 47(36)
Porterfield using the depth of the crease to find gaps with chronometric precision. His innings has been akin to a master painter at work.
Joyce tries to match his partner but only gets the toe end of the bat. Thankfully for him, Malik puts down the catch at the long-on region. He though, with his dexterous wrists places it deftly to essay a fine boundary through the off-side to finish the over.
Porterfield, this time around plays smartly through the on-side for yet another boundary. He is in the mood to to give a batting clinic with his wide range of shots.
Porterfield is on fire for Ireland. He thumps Jamil for a wondrous six.
Paul Stirling gets out caught by Borren off the bowling of Gugten. Porterfield continues on his merry way with cover-drives.
OUT! P Stirling 7(9)
Porterfield gets a move on with a fine chip over mid-wicket for a six.
Van der Gugten getting a nice shape back into Ireland batsmen in the 2nd over of the game.
Mathew Swart is opening the bowling from around the wicket. He is creating a nice angle too to trouble Ireland batsmen.
Toss: Netherlands captain Peter Borren wins the toss and elects to bowl. Ireland will be lead by William Porterfield.
Teams:
Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Andrew Poynter, Gary Wilson (wk), Kevin O’Brien, Stuart Thompson, Alex Cusack, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, George Dockrell.
Netherlands: Stephan Myburgh, Michael Swart, Wesley Barresi (wk), Tom Cooper, Peter Borren (c), Ben Cooper, Mudassar Bukhari, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Peter Seelaar, Ahsan Malik.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the ICC World T20 Group B qualifying match between Ireland and the Netherlands at Sylhet on March 21. This is Bharath Ramaraj bringing you the over-by-over updates of the match.
Ireland only need a win to qualify for the Super 10s. The Netherlands need a big win over their European rivals to have any chance of qualifying for the Super 10s. Ireland have won both their matches against Zimbabwe and UAE so far. The Netherlands beat UAE, but lost to Zimbabwe off the last ball. You can read our preview here.
Zimbabwe beat UAE by five wickets earlier in the day. You can catch the match report here.
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