Netherlands set 307 runs target for Ireland

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KOLKATA: Ireland skipper William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bowl against the Netherlands in their final group B cricket World Cup match at Eden Gardens here today.

The Netherlands brought in medium pacer Bernard Loots in place of hard-hitting batsman Tom de Grooth as the only change to the team that played against Bangladesh in Chittagong in their previous match.

Ireland retained the XI that played against South Africa.

From five matches each, Ireland have two points while the Netherlands are yet to open their account.

Teams

Ireland: William Porterfield (capt.), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien (wk), Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien, Alex Cusack, John Mooney, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston and Boyd Rankin.

The Netherlands: Peter Borren (capt.), Eric Swarczynski, Wesley Barresi (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Tom Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Alexei Kervezee, Bernard Loots, Atse Buurman, Pieter Seelaar, Adeel Raja.

Umpires: Billy Doctrove (West Indies) and Ian Gould (England)

TV Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)

Fourth Umpire: Asoka D'Silva (Sri Lanka)

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka).

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