Quadrangular series to help in Women's T20 WC Qualifier preparations

The four teams will play six matches in the space of seven days in the Dutch city of Deventer at the Salland Cricket Club. The series should give players from the four countries good match practice ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, which commences on 31 August in Scotland.

Needless to say, the Women's qualifier is a tournament of huge significance as the top two teams in the eight-team affair will book themselves berths at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. This quadrangular series offers players the chance to fine-tune their preparations for the qualifier.

"This is a great initiative for the women’s game and is a real boost to our cricket calendar for this year. If all goes well this series will set us in good stead for the global T20 qualifier to be held in Scotland at the end of August," said Sean Trouw, the Netherlands Women's head coach.

For Ireland, this series adds another element to an already exciting season, which featured the recently-concluded home series against West Indies, with a series against Zimbabwe to follow shortly.

"This new tournament is timely and competitiveness of the four teams involved will definitely help with our preparations," said Ireland coach Aaron Hamilton. "With a home series just completed against the West Indies, and a Zimbabwe series to come, the Irish squad will definitely benefit from the volume of international fixtures throughout the summer."

8 August: Netherlands v Ireland; Scotland v Thailand
9 August: Netherlands v Scotland; Ireland v Thailand
10 August: Thailand v Netherlands; Scotland v Ireland
12 August: Thailand v Scotland; Ireland v Netherlands
13 August: Thailand v Ireland; Scotland v Netherlands
14 August: Ireland v Scotland; Netherlands v Thailand