An unchanged Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl first against Netherlands in Kolkata, captain William Porterfield suggesting that he'd like to take advantage of any early-morning
moisture in a pitch that otherwise looks good for batting. This match marks Porterfield's 50th one-day international, and as the most impressive Associate nation in this tournament it also gives Ireland the chance to finish on a high.Netherlands have regressed since a plucky showing in their tournament opener against England, but would have marked this match down as one they have a good chance of winning before the competition began. They have brought in an extra seamer in the form of Bernard Loots, who replaces middle-order batsman Tom de Grooth, and will once again look to mercurial allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate to inspire with both bat and ball.
This match is inconsequential in the context of the tournament, but there's plenty at stake for both teams in terms of pride. Netherlands are yet to win a game and will be desperate to exit the competition with something to show for their efforts, while victory for Ireland would go some way towards cementing their position at the top of the Associate pile.
Ireland: 1 William Porterfield (capt), 2 Paul Stirling, 3 Ed Joyce, 4 Niall O'Brien (wk), 5 Gary Wilson, 6 Kevin O'Brien, 7 Alex Cusack, 8 John Mooney, 9 Trent Johnston, 10 George Dockrell, 11 Boyd Rankin
Netherlands : 1 Ed Szwarczynski, 2 Wesley Barresi (wk), 3 Tom Cooper, 4 Ryan ten Doeschate, 5 Alex Kervezee, 6 Peter Borren (capt), 7 Atse Buurman (wk), 8 Mudassar Bukhari, 9 Pieter Seelaar, 10 Adeel Raja, 11 Bernard Loots
