Ireland Qualify for 2015 World Cup After Dramatic Tie

Amstelveen: Ireland on Tuesday qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after a dramatic last-gasp tie with the Netherlands.

The Netherlands' number-nine batsman Michael Rippon hit a four and a six from the final two deliveries off John Mooney to snatch a point for his side.

But Ireland's point was good enough to see them top the ICC World Cup League Championship and advance, for the third successive time, to ICC's flagship event that will be staged in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.

After Tuesday's result, Ireland topped the table on 20 points, with nine wins from 12 matches.

There is still one place up for grabs from this tournament with four sides - Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - all still capable of claiming second position.

While the top two sides from the ICC World Cricket League Championship will go forward to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the six sides that do not qualify from this event will have a second chance to qualify through the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier New Zealand 2014, alongside Hong Kong, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Uganda.

The 10 teams will lock horns for the remaining two positions in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

Score summary from the ICC World Cricket League Championship one-day international between the Netherlands and Ireland at Amstelveen on Tuesday:

Brief scores
Ireland: 268 for 5 (Joyce 96*, N O'Brien 50, Stirling 49)
Netherlands: 268 for 9 (Barresi 46, van Bunge 45, Szwarczynski 44, K O'Brien 3-52)
Result: Match tied
Points: Ireland 1, Netherlands 1

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