Irish defeated Dutch in a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup

T20 international, Voorburg, Netherlands

Ireland 150-8 (20 overs): Adair 49, Tucker 40; Pringle 3-32, Doram 2-27, Meekeren 2-27

Netherlands 149-8 (20 overs): Pringle 35*, O'Dowd 33; Hand 3-18, Campher 2-33, Adair 2-34

Ireland won by one run

Both teams resumed their preparation for next month's World Cup, with Ireland defeating the Netherlands by one run in an exciting Twenty20 international in Voorburg.

Ireland managed to register a respectable 150-8 because of Mark Adair's 49 off 24 balls.

The Dutch, in response, appeared to have difficulty approaching their goal at first as they were far behind the necessary score rate.

Tim Pringle then pounded the Irish bowlers, hitting three sixes and thirty-five not out from just thirteen balls.

Although Adair gave up 19 runs in the last over, Ireland managed to hold on for the narrowest of victories despite his team's near-victory.

This was the first of Ireland's four warm-up matches this week before the team departed for New York on June 5th to play India in their opening match of the T20 World Cup.

They will play twice against Scotland, first on Monday and then again on Thursday, before playing the Dutch again on Friday.

After missing the most recent three-game series against Pakistan, Paul Stirling returned to open the innings as the Netherlands won the toss and sent Ireland into bat.

But the Belfast player was out for just 11, as was Andrew Balbirnie, and Ireland were behind 32-3 when Harry Tector went the second ball without posing a threat to the scorers.

With a solid 40 from 30 balls, Lorcan Tucker stabilised the Ireland innings, but after 14 overs, his team is still struggling at 82-6.

Adair was left to put together what ultimately proved to be a match-winning partnership of 66 for the seventh wicket, with excellent assistance from Gareth Delany. Despite being out in the last over, both contributed to Ireland's 150.

Max O'Dowd and Michael Levitt put on 39 in the Dutch response, which was gradually building until Curtis Campher substituted Levitt for 19.

Before Campher claimed his second wicket, O'Dowd proceeded to score 33.

The Dutch innings lost momentum as Fionn Hand unleashed a devastating spell of 3-18 in his four overs.

With the score at 109-7 and 42 needed off of just 22 balls, it seemed to be over.

Pringle had other ideas, and in the last overs, he launched a powerful attack. He had cut it down to three from the last delivery, needing twenty from the last six balls, but Adair held him off, allowing only a single in a tense conclusion.