Campher's four-in-four helps Ireland dismiss Netherlands for 106

ABU DHABI - Ireland fast bowler Curtis Campher took four wickets in four balls to help bowl out the Netherlands for just 106 in a first round match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday.

  Campher took a hat-trick and then struck again to return figures of 4-26 in the Group A opener in Abu Dhabi.

  Fellow quick Mark Adair returned impressive figures of 3-9 -- Ireland's most economical bowling ever in T20 World Cup.

  The Netherlands never got going after opener Ben Cooper was run out in the first over following a mix up with partner Max O'Dowd, who top-scored with 51.

  Campher sent back Colin Ackermann (11), Ryan ten Doeschate (0) and Scott Edwards (0) for a hat-trick and then bowled Roelof van der Merwe (0) in a sensational over.

  He becomes only the third bowler in T20 International history to achieve the feat after Afghanistan's Rashid Khan and Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka in 2019.

  The Johannesburg-born Campher is also just the second player with a hat-trick in the men's T20 World Cup after Australia fast bowler Brett Lee, who achieved the feat against Bangladesh in the inaugural edition in 2007.

  Campher, 22, had a T20 best of 3-19 from his previous four matches since making his debut in August against Zimbabwe in Dublin.

  He switched ends in the match on Monday and got instant success after Ireland reviewed a caught behind for Ackermann with the ultra edge technology showing a spike when the ball passed the batsman's gloves.

  Technology helped Campher once again on the hat-trick ball when Edwards was given not out for an lbw call by the on-field official but replays suggested the ball would have hit the leg stump.

  Skipper Pieter Seelaar scored 21 to take Netherlands past the 100-run mark.

  Sri Lanka, the 2014 champions, face Namibia later Monday in the second fixture in Group A.BSS/AFP