| 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 12–20 June 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Scotland won the tri-series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament, that took place in June 2018 in the Netherlands.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, with all the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[2] The intention was that the tri-series will become an annual event for the three teams.[3]
Prior to the series, Scotland played two T20I matches against Pakistan, while Ireland used the matches as preparation for their matches against India, that took place later in June.[4] Ahead of the series, Ireland named Gary Wilson as their new T20I captain, after William Porterfield stepped aside to focus on Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket.[5]
The fourth match of the series, between Ireland and Scotland, ended in a tie, with no Super Over contested to determine the winner.[6] However, both teams knew that there would not be a Super Over in the event of a tie before the match.[6] The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that there should have been a Super Over, and apologised for the oversight.[7] In the event, the tied game proved pivotal as Scotland won the series, after two wins and a tie, with the Netherlands in second place and Ireland in third.[8]
- ^ "Netherlands to host Ireland, Scotland in T20 tri-series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "KNCB to host T20I Tri Series with Ireland and Scotland in 2018". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "New annual T20I Tri-Series announced between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "T20 Tri-series: Ireland to face Scotland and Netherlands in new tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Wilson takes over Ireland T20I captaincy from Porterfield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Scotland, Ireland knew there would be no Super Over after tie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC apologises to Ireland, Scotland for Super-Over error". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "T20I tri-series: Scotland beat Netherlands by 115 runs to win series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.