Saskia Horley’s blockbuster show powers Scotland to a comprehensive victory against Papua New Guinea
The Netherlands women led by skipper Babette de Leede were up against Papua New Guinea in the first match of the tri-nation series. Netherlands defeated Papua New Guinea by three wickets in the first game of the series. Papua New Guinea were up against Scotland in the 2nd match of the series.
Papua New Guinea skipper Brenda Tau won the toss and opted to field first at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. After being inserted to bat first, the Scotland openers Abbi Aitken-Drummond and Saskia Horley got their side off to a steady start with a 28-run opening partnership. Geua Tom cleaned up the wicket of Abbi Aitken-Drummond to provide the first breakthrough for Papua New Guinea. Darcey Carter joined Saskia Horley at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 38-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark.
Henao Tomas picked up the wicket of Darcey Carter to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Priyanaz Chatterji soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Papua New Guinea. Megan McColl joined Saskia Horley at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 53-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side past the 120-run mark. Scotland lost a couple of wickets in quick succession to bring Papua New Guinea back into the contest.
Katherine Fraser joined opening batter Saskia Horley at the crease and the duo stitched another much-needed 82-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 200-run mark. Vicky Buruka picked up the wicket of Saskia Horley to provide the much-needed breakthrough for Papua New Guinea. She completed her maiden ODI century before getting dismissed.
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Scotland eventually posted a total of 258/6 in their quota of overs. Saskia Horley (100 off 121 balls), Katherine Fraser (74 off 75 balls), and Megan McColl (24 off 33 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Scotland. Geua Tom (10-0-35-1), Henao Thomas (10-0-38-1), Sibona Jimmy (7-0-33-1), Vicky Buruka (5-0-38-1), and Isabel Toua (6-0-31-1), were the top performers with the ball for Papua New Guinea.
Chasing a target of 259, the Papua New Guinea openers Naoani Vare and skipper Brenda Tau got their side off to a brilliant start with a 65-run opening start. The duo scored over six runs an over. Katherine Fraser cleaned up the opposition skipper Brenda Tau to provide the much-needed breakthrough for Scotland.
Tanya Ruma joined Naoani Vare at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 36-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side past the 100-run mark. Abtaha Maqsood picked up the wicket of the opening batter Naoani Vare to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Papua New Guinea suffered a mini collapse as they lost their next three wickets for just 22 runs.
Kevau Frank joined Pauke Siaka at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 65-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side close to the 200-run mark. Abtaha Maqsood came back and picked up the wicket of Vicky Araa to provide the 6th breakthrough for Scotland. Papua New Guinea suffered another collapse as they lost their last four wickets for just eight runs.
Papua New Guinea were eventually bundled out for just 196, with 23 balls to spare. As a result, they fell 62 runs short of the target. Pauke Siaka (44 off 49 balls), Naoani Vare (30 off 57 balls), skipper Brenda Tau (25 off 38 balls), and Tanya Ruma (25 off 48 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Papua New Guinea. Saskia Horley (10-1-24-4), Abtaha Maqsood (10-0-37-4), and Katherine Fraser (10-1-31-1) were the top performers with the ball for Scotland.
Saskia Horley was awarded the Player of the Match for her exceptional all-round show, scoring her maiden ODI century (100 off 121 balls), with the bat, and returning with match figures (10-1-24-4) with the ball. She played a pivotal role in helping her side clinch a comprehensive 62-run victory against Papua New Guinea.
