Darcey Carter’s all-round show guides Scotland to a convincing victory against Papua New Guinea as they continue their dominance in the tri-series
The Scotland women led by skipper Abtaha Maqsood were crowned as the champions of the ODI leg of the tri-series involving the Netherlands and Papua New Guinea. The Abtaha Maqsood-led side defeated the Netherlands led by skipper Babette de Leede by 34 runs and with 32 balls to spare in the 6th and the final match of the series.
The caravan now moves onto the three-match T20I leg of the series. The first game of the series between the Netherlands led by skipper Babette de Leede and Papua New Guinea led by skipper Brenda Tau was eventually washed out due to rain. Scotland led by skipper Abtaha Maqsood were up against Papua New Guinea led by skipper Brenda Tau in the 2nd match of the series.
The Scotland skipper Abtaha Maqsood won the toss and opted to bat first in the 2nd T20I at VRA Ground, Armstelveen. The Scotland openers Megan McColl and Abbi Aitken-Drummond got their side off to a steady start with a 14-run opening partnership. Vicky Buruka cleaned up Megan McColl to provide the first breakthrough for Papua New Guinea. Scotland lost a couple of wickets in quick succession to bring Papua New Guinea firmly back into the contest.
Darcey Carter joined Priyanaz Chatterji at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 63-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark. Sibona Jimmy picked up the wicket of Darcey Carter to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. After the departure of Darcey Carter, Scotland kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They eventually ended up with a total of 117/7 in their quota of overs.
Priyanaz Chatterji (32 off 31 balls), Darcey Carter (30 off 30 balls), and Lorna Jack (18 off 11 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Scotland. Vicky Buruka (4-0-23-3), Sibona Jimmy (4-0-25-2), and Vicky Araa (3-0-17-1) were the top performers with the ball for Papua New Guinea. Chasing a target of 118, Papua New Guinea got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of their opening batter Naoani Vare on the first ball of the run chase for a golden duck. Olivia Bell provided the first breakthrough for Scotland.
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Tanya Ruma joined Sibona Jimmy at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 20-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Priyanaz Chatterji picked up the wicket of Tanya Ruma to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Papua New Guinea lost a couple of wickets in quick succession to bring Scotland back into the contest. Kevau Frank joined skipper Brenda Tau at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 27-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark.
Darcey Carter picked up the wicket of Kevau Frank to provide the much-needed 5th breakthrough for Scotland. Vicky Araa joined skipper Brenda Tau at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 24-run partnership for the 6th wicket. Olivia Bell returned and cleaned up Vicky Araa to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side. Skipper Brenda Tau soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 7th breakthrough for Scotland.
Isabel Toua joined Pauke Siaka at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 19-run partnership for the 8th wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark. Chloe Abel picked up the wicket of Isabel Toua to provide the 8th breakthrough for her side. Papua New Guinea was eventually bundled out for 101 with three balls to spare, falling short of the target by 16 runs.
Skipper Brenda Tau (39 off 33 balls), Pauke Siaka (12 off 14 balls), and Tanya Ruma (11 off 12 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Papua New Guinea. Chloe Abel (4-1-14-3), Darcey Carter (4-0-8-2), Olivia Bell (4-0-22-2), and Priyanaz Chatterji (4-0-24-1) were the top performers with the ball for Scotland. Darcey Carter was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant match-winning performance. She made a vital contribution (30 off 30 balls) with the bat and returned with sensational match figures (4-0-8-2) with the ball.
