Iris Zwilling’s four-fer triumphs Darcey Carter’s all-round show as the Netherlands clinch back-to-back victories

Scotland led by skipper Abtaha Maqsood defeated Papua New Guinea led by skipper Brenda Tau by 62 runs in the 2nd match of the series. The Netherlands led by skipper Babette de Leede were all set to face Scotland led by skipper Abtaha Maqsood in the 3rd match of the tri-series.

Iris Zwilling’s four-fer triumphs Darcey Carter’s all-round show as the Netherlands clinch back-to-back victories
Iris Zwilling’s four-fer triumphs Darcey Carter’s all-round show as the Netherlands clinch back-to-back victories

Scotland skipper Abtaha Maqsood won the toss and opted to bat first. Scotland got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of their centurion from the last game, Saskia Horley for a duck on the 3rd ball of the innings. Iris Zwilling provided the first breakthrough for the Netherlands. Darcey Carter joined Abbi Aitken-Drummond at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 26-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to lead some sort of recovery for their side.

Hannah Landheer cleaned up Abbi Aitken-Drummond to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Priyanaz Chatterji joined Darcey Carter at the crease and the duo stitched a 34-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark. Priyanaz Chatterji was found short of her crease to provide the 3rd breakthrough for the Netherlands. Megan McColl soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the fourth breakthrough for the Netherlands.

Lorna Jack joined Darcey Carter at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 72-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side close to the 150-run mark. Iris Zwilling came back and cleaned up Lorna Jack to provide the much-needed 5th breakthrough for her side. Scotland suffered a horrible collapse as they lost their last five wickets for just 32 runs. Scotland lost control of the game from a solid position courtesy of a collapse.

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Scotland were eventually bundled out for 180, with 53 balls to spare. Darcey Carter (86 off 110 balls), Lorna Jack (34 off 35 balls), Abbi Aitken-Drummond (17 off 17 balls), and Priyanaz Chatterji (13 off 28 balls), were the top performers with the bat for Scotland. Iris Zwilling (8.1-31-4), Caroline de Lange (10-1-33-2), Silver Siegers (9-0-32-2), and Hannah Landheer (4-0-22-1), were the top performers with the ball for the Netherlands.

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Chasing a target of 181, the Netherlands openers Phebe Molkenboer and skipper Babette de Leede got their side off to a steady start with a 49-run opening partnership. Chloe Abel picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Babatte to provide the first breakthrough for Scotland. The Netherlands lost a couple of wickets in quick succession after a steady start to their innings.

Iris Zwilling joined Phebe Molkenboer at the crease and the duo stitched a 16-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark. Skipper Abtaha Maqsood cleaned up Phebe Molkenboer to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. Iris Zwilling soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for Scotland.

Frederique Overdijk joined Carlijn van Koolwijk at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 29-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 100-run mark. Saskia Horley cleaned up Carlijn van Koolwijk to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side. Caroline de Lange joined Frederique Overdijk at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 31-run partnership for the 7th wicket to take their side close to the 150-run mark. Katherine Fraser cleaned up Frederique Overdijk to provide the 7th breakthrough for Scotland.

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Eva Lynch joined Caroline de Lange at the crease and the duo took their side over the line with a 40-run eighth-wicket partnership. The Netherlands sealed the game by three wickets and 56 balls to spare. It is their 2nd victory of the ongoing tri-series.

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