Paul Stirling stars again, but Ireland let winning position slip against Netherlands

Paul Stirling: Top-scored again for Ireland but couldn't see his side over the line. Picture: Mike Hewitt

Ireland let a winning position slip as the Netherlands won a dramatic One-Day International by just a solitary run at Utrecht on Wednesday.

The result strikes a blow to Andrew Balbirnie and his side's hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2023 World Cup in India as Ireland now have just one win in seven World Cup Super League matches - and crucially this defeat against the bottom-ranked Dutch will make a top-eight in the 13-team group a difficult ask.