In the warmup game between Netherlands Women and Scotland Women before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to field first in their warm-up game against Scotland at the County Ground in Derby. After being put into bat, Scotland posted a strong total of 163/5 and went on to win the match comfortably by 58 runs, restricting the Netherlands to 105 in their chase.
Scotland Women put up a strong batting performance in their 20 overs, finishing with a total of 163/5. The innings got off to a quick start thanks to opener Darcey Carter, who smashed 33 off just 22 balls, hitting 6 boundaries in the process. Although her opening partner Katherine Fraser fell for a duck, captain Kathryn Bryce steadied the ship with a solid 32 off 32 balls.
Middle-order contributions from Sarah Bryce 20 off 17 and Megan McColl 14 off 15 kept the momentum going, but it was a blistering, unbeaten finish from Priyanaz Chatterji 32* off 20 and Gabriella Fontenla 20* off 14 that really propelled Scotland to their competitive total. The extras also chipped in 12 runs to the scoreboard, setting up a challenging chase for the Netherlands Women.
The Netherlands Women utilized a nine-bowler attack to contain the Scottish batting line-up. Silver Siegers was the standout performer, delivering a highly disciplined spell of 3 overs, conceding just 15 runs while picking up 2 crucial wickets. Supporting the breakthrough, Iris Zwilling 1/23 in 3 overs, Isabel van der Woning 1/22 in 3 overs, and Myrthe van den Raad 1/12 in 2 overs each claimed a wicket apiece.
Meanwhile, Caroline de Lange kept things relatively steady with figures of 0/23 from her 3 overs, and Lara Leemhuis and Robine Rijke both bowled a single over each for 10 runs. On the more expensive side, Hannah Landheer went for 24 runs in her 2 overs, while Frederique Overdijk conceded 21 runs from her 2 overs, rounding off the bowling effort.
The Netherlands Women, in their run chase, struggled to find momentum, culminating in a total of 105 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. The top order collapsed early, with Heather Siegers scoring 5, captain Babette de Leede scoring 1, and Sterre Kalis also scoring just 1 all falling cheaply to leave the team reeling at 13/3. Phebe Molkenboer provided some resistance with a patient 25 off 26 balls, and Robine Rijke chipped in with 17 off 18 balls before being trapped lbw.
After Sanya Khurana departed for a duck, Frederique Overdijk fought hard to finish as the top scorer with an unbeaten 28 off 24 deliveries. The lower order offered little extra support, as Iris Zwilling managed 2, Myrthe van den Raad was dismissed for a 6-ball duck, Caroline de Lange scored 14, and Silver Siegers was run out for 5. Backed by 7 extras, the Netherlands’ batting effort fell well short of the target.
The Scotland Women delivered a highly effective bowling performance at the County Ground in Derby. Katherine Fraser spearheaded the attack with brilliant figures of 3/21 from her 4 overs, while Abtaha Maqsood was exceptionally economical, picking up 2 wickets for just 16 runs in her 4-over quota. Gabriella Fontenla turned in a remarkably tight spell, taking 2 wickets and conceding a mere 2 runs across her 2 overs for an elite economy rate of 1.00.
Olivia Bell (1/11 in 2 overs) and Chloe Abel (1/24 in 3 overs) also chipped in with a wicket each to keep the pressure on. Meanwhile, Rachel Slater (0/20 in 3 overs) and Maisie Maceira (0/11 in 2 overs) went wicketless but played their parts in restricting the opposition and securing a comfortable defensive performance.
Scotland Women excelled due to a highly explosive, unbeaten finish from Priyanaz Chatterji and Gabriella Fontenla that propelled them to a strong total of 163/5, backed by an exceptionally clinical bowling performance where Katherine Fraser and Abtaha Maqsood strangled the opposition’s momentum. Conversely, everything went wrong for the Netherlands Women starting with a catastrophic top-order collapse that left them reeling at 13/3 early in the chase, coupled with an overly expensive lower-tier bowling performance that allowed the Scottish batters to score at a high run rate.
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