Ireland captain William Porterfield was magnanimous after watching an incredible performance from Holland’s batsmen snatch away a place in the main draw of the ICC World Twenty20.

Shell-shocked Ireland were dumped out of the ICC World Twenty20 as Holland qualified for the main stages of the competition after their daring batsmen guided them to a six-wicket win in Sylhet.

Paul Stirling's scintillating century inspired Ireland to a morale-boosting end to their World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win against The Netherlands in Kolkata today.