Van Meekeren four-for leads Netherlands win
Kevin O’Brien and Stirling perished in attempt to hit big off van Meekeren, while Gary Wilson and Andrew Poynter did the same against van der Merwe.
The manner in which Kevin fell was perhaps the turning point, Pieter Seelar taking a stunning catch diving to his left at deep midwicket.
All of a sudden, Ireland had lost four wickets in a two-over period where it scored only seven runs. The equation – 25 from 12 – still seemed gettable but Mudassar Bukhari ended Ireland’s hopes in the penultimate over, conceding just five runs.
Van Meekeren returned for the final over and helped himself to two more wickets to ensure Ireland returned home winless, while the Dutch had something to smile about.
