DTVHINDIT20I Tri Series: Ireland won due to Mark Adair’s all-round performance, defeated Netherlands by 1 run in a thrilling match
Mark Adair performed all-round and apart from scoring 49 runs, he also took two important wickets. Ireland vs Netherlands (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Ireland defeated Netherlands by one run in the second T20 match played on Sunday. In this way, he started his campaign in this triangular series with a win. Let us tell you that after being invited to bat first, Ireland set a target of 151 runs in front of Netherlands in the stipulated 20 overs. In response, the Irish team could score only 149 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by just one run. Mark Adair and Lorcan Tucker batted well for Ireland. Where Adair played an inning of 49 runs in just 24 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes. Whereas Tucker scored 40 runs in 30 balls with the help of 5 fours and one six. Tim Pringle took maximum three wickets for Netherlands. Whereas Doram and Meekeran got 2-2 wickets. Fionn Hand’s brilliant bowling Netherlands got off to a good start chasing the target, but Fionn Hand turned the game around with a brilliant spell of 3/18. He took two important wickets in his fourth over and 16th over of the match. Hand took the important wicket of Bas de Leede (32) on the second ball of the first over and then two balls later showed the way to the pavilion to Teja Nidamanuru. At one time it seemed that Ireland would easily win the match, but coming down the order, Tim Pringle played some attractive shots and took the team closer to victory. Netherlands needed 20 runs in the last over and three runs on the last ball. Mark Adair defended it successfully and gave his team a thrilling win by 1 run. Tim Pringle scored unbeaten 35 runs in just 13 balls with the help of two fours and three sixes. On behalf of Ireland, apart from Fionn Hand, Adair and Curtis Campher took 2-2 wickets.
