Ireland women's cricket team in the Netherlands in 2023

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Ireland women's cricket team in the Netherlands in 2023
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cricket Ireland flag.svg
  Netherlands Ireland
Dates 14 – 17 August 2023
Captains Heather Siegers Laura Delany
Twenty20 International series
Results Ireland won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Iris Zwilling (71) Amy Hunter (95)
Most wickets Robine Rijke (4) Arlene Kelly (10)

The Ireland women's cricket team toured the Netherlands in August 2023 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed their summer schedule in March 2023, including the dates of this tour. [3] All the matches of the series took place at the VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen. [4]

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Ireland won the series 3–0. [5]

Squads

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [6] Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [7]

Ireland added Sophie MacMahon to their squad after the first T20I, replacing Aimee Maguire who was ruled out due to an injury. [8]

T20I series

1st T20I

14 August 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
92/9 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
96/0 (13.1 overs)
Robine Rijke 38 (35)
Arlene Kelly 5/12 (4 overs)
Amy Hunter 49* (42)
Ireland won by 10 wickets
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Pim van Liemt (Ned) and Jacques Westerberg (Ned)
Player of the match: Arlene Kelly (Ire)

2nd T20I

16 August 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
82 (15.5 overs)
Amy Hunter 36 (34)
Robine Rijke 3/37 (4 overs)
Babette de Leede 21 (26)
Laura Delany 3/5 (3 overs)
Ireland won by 66 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Pim van Liemt (Ned)
Player of the match: Laura Delany (Ire)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

17 August 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
116/6 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
119/4 (19.1 overs)
Iris Zwilling 56 (58)
Arlene Kelly 2/20 (4 overs)
Rebecca Stokell 33* (37)
Robine Rijke 1/14 (3.1 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Jacques Westerberg (Ned)
Player of the match: Rebecca Stokell (Ire)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

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