13 Mar 2016 | Cricket
Glamorgan's new signing Tim van der Gugten helped Netherlands finish the ICC World Twenty20 group stage with a 12-run victory against Ireland in a rain affected contest at Dharamsala.
Both teams were eliminated from the tournament with Bangladesh and Afghanistan progressing from the group stage to join cricket's leading lights in the Super-Tens.
Van der Gugten enjoyed mixed fortunes in the six-over shoot-out. The Glamorgan-bound paceman leaked 17 runs in a single over but took the crucial wicket of Ireland Captain Will Porterfield to put his team in the ascendancy.
Netherlands opener Stephan Myburgh proved to be the difference between the two sides with his 18-ball 27 helping the side post 59-5. Ireland batted poorly with Paul Stirling proving to be the only Irish batsman to a construct a double-digit knock.
Scotland recorded a first triumph in 21 attempts at the World Twenty20, with an 8 wicket win against Hong Kong in another rain affected contest. The Scots reached their target with ease, but it wasn't enough to dislodge Afghanistan at the top of the pool for a place in the Super 10s.
Former Glamorgan T20 player Darren Sammy inspired former T20 world champions West Indies to a final warm-up victory with a blistering half-century to secure a three-wicket win against Australia despite a stunning hat-trick by Josh Hazlewood. The Super 10s stage of the tournament begins tomorrow, with England's campaign to re-gain the trophy they last won in 2010 beginning against the West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday.