In preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Netherlands is set to host Ireland and Scotland in a T20I tri-series from May 18 to 24 in Amstelveen. The tournament aims to provide valuable match practice for the participating teams ahead of the global event, scheduled to commence on June 2.

The tri-series will adopt a round-robin format, allowing each team to face the others twice, without a final match. The fixtures are as follows:

- May 18: Netherlands vs Scotland

- May 19: Netherlands vs Ireland

- May 20: Ireland vs Scotland

- May 22: Netherlands vs Scotland

- May 23: Ireland vs Scotland

- May 24: Netherlands vs Ireland

For Ireland, the tri-series follows a recent home series against Afghanistan and precedes three home T20Is against Pakistan in May. Scotland and Netherlands, having participated in 50-over games in the World Cup League 2, view this tri-series as a crucial opportunity to fine-tune their T20I strategies before heading to the T20 World Cup, with Scotland heading to the West Indies and the USA, and Netherlands aiming to replicate their success from the 2022 event in Australia.

Roland Lefebvre, high-performance director at the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB), expressed excitement about hosting the tri-series, emphasizing its significance in the teams' preparations for the T20 World Cup. With twenty teams participating in this year's event, making it a truly global spectacle, the Netherlands team aspires to replicate their success on the international stage.

In the T20 World Cup, Ireland, Scotland, and Netherlands find themselves grouped alongside formidable opponents, further underscoring the importance of rigorous preparation in the tri-series.