A high-scoring match between Ireland and Scotland in Netherlands T20 Tri-series ended up in a tie on Sunday. This is the first T20I game that was left at level instead of deciding the outcome by a super over or a bowl out.

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Stuart Thompson of Ireland stole two runs off the final ball that helped the team level the score. Paul Stirling lead Ireland's response to Scotland's target of 185 runs by hitting 81 runs. 

Scotland won the toss and decided to bat. Captain Kyle Coetzer and George Munsey gave a strong start to their side with a 100 run partnership. Coetzer hit 54 before falling to Simi Singh. Munsey posted 46 runs before being dismissed by George Dockrell.

Paul Stirling hadn't scored for Ireland when he was dropped at the deep square leg for six off Safyaan Sharif's spell. After that, the Irish player scored his half-century in just 27-balls and posted a total of 81 off 41 balls until he became Hamza Tahir's maiden T20I wicket.

Safyaan Sharif and Stu Whittingham both took two Irish wickets, with Sharif claiming the wicket of Kevin O'Brien after he had scored 28 runs from 17 balls, including three sixes.

The Scots will now play two matches against the Netherlands.

Despite ICC playing conditions implemented in September 2017 calling for a super over to decide all ties in T20Is, no super over was played.

Scoreboard - 

Scotland 1st innings

George Munsey c Peter Chase b George Dockrell 46

Kyle Coetzer c Stuart Thompson b Simi Singh 54

Calum MacLeod Not Out 46

Michael Leask Run Out James Shannon 4

Matthew Cross c Gary Wilson b Barry McCarthy 18

Richard Berrington Not Out 4

Extras 4b 3lb 2nb 0pen 4w 13

Total (20.0 overs) 185-4

Fall of Wickets: 1-93 Munsey, 2-123 Coetzer, 3-133 Leask, 4-172 Cross

Did Not Bat: Budge, Sole, Whittingham, Tahir, Sharif

Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex

Simi Singh 4 0 34 1 8.50

Peter Chase 2 0 19 0 9.50

George Dockrell 4 0 36 1 9.00 1w

Barry McCarthy 4 0 51 1 12.75 2w 2nb

Stuart Thompson 3 0 16 0 5.33

Paul Stirling 3 0 22 0 7.33 1w

Ireland 1st innings

Paul Stirling c Safyaan Sharif b Hamza Tahir 81

James Shannon b Safyaan Sharif 6

Andrew Balbirnie c Hamza Tahir b Stu Whittingham 3 

Simi Singh c Matthew Cross b Richard Berrington 26

Gary Wilson c Matthew Cross b Stu Whittingham 20

Kevin O'Brien c Dylan Budge b Safyaan Sharif 28

Stuart Thompson Not Out 7

Stuart Poynter Not Out 2

Extras 1b 6lb 0nb 0pen 5w 12

Total (20.0 overs) 185-6

Fall of Wickets: 1-28 Shannon, 2-40 Balbirnie, 3-108 Singh, 4-126 Stirling, 5-165 Wilson, 6-179 O'Brien

Did Not Bat: Dockrell, McCarthy, Chase

Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex

Safyaan Sharif 4 0 31 2 7.75

Chris Sole 4 0 43 0 10.75 3w

Hamza Tahir 4 0 43 1 10.75

Stu Whittingham 4 0 33 2 8.25 2w

Michael Leask 2 0 18 0 9.00

Richard Berrington 2 0 10 1 5.00