Second one-day worldwide, Stirling
Netherlands 129-9 (32 overs): De Leede 58; Maqsood 3-20, Carter 2-18
Scotland 130-1 (16.2 overs): S Bryce 70*, Carter 33*
Scotland gained by 9 wickets
Scotland levelled their one-day worldwide sequence with the Netherlands at 1-1 after a thumping nine-wicket victory in a rain-affected match in Stirling.
Sarah Bryce, captaining the aspect within the absence of her sister Kathyrn, led the best way with an unbeaten 70 because the hosts chased down their goal of 130 in simply over half of their allotted 32 overs, in a recreation which was initially scheduled for Sunday however fell foul of the climate.
The Dutch had loved a 58-run win in Glasgow on Friday and this was one other one-sided contest.
Darcy Carter made an early breakthrough, taking the wickets of Netherlands openers Phebe Molkenboer and Sanya Khurana, who had piled on greater than 150 in final week’s encounter.
Abtaha Maqsood additionally took two fast wickets to go away the guests reeling on 39-4.
Maqsood struck once more however Babette de Leede made 58 earlier than being run out, whereas Caroline de Lange added 20 on the best way to their complete of 129-9.
Scotland misplaced Maryam Faisal after 4 balls however Carter (33 not out) and Bryce made certain of a complete success.
Wicketkeeper Bryce, who took two catches, settled the match together with her eleventh 4, whereas the Dutch bowlers despatched down 17 wides in 16 overs.
Whereas it could have been a bruising defeat, the guests do have trigger for celebration for the reason that accomplished match was sufficient to regain their ODI rating and keep away from a big drop in funding.
The groups will meet once more on Tuesday on the similar venue to resolve the sequence.
