Scotland obtained off to a dropping begin on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup International Qualifier, with a rating of 87 not out from Sterre Kalis main the Netherlands to a seven-run victory in Nepal.
Chasing 157-6, Scotland reached 119-3 within the sixteenth over, with Katherine Fraser hitting a swift 41 and captain Kathryn Bryce attending to 42.
Sarah Bryce added 30, dropping her wicket within the 18th over.
4 byes and a six from Megan McCall within the penultimate over saved Scotland in contact however she was out from the subsequent ball.
Needing 11 from ultimate over to win, Ailsa Lister and Priyanaz Chatterji might solely muster three singles from the bowling of Silver Siegers.
Heather Siegers and skipper Babbette de Leede every made 18, however Kalis was the Dutch star, making her undefeated 87 from 60 balls and crushing 14 fours alongside the way in which.
Rachel Slater was the decide of the Scottish bowlers, taking 3-24.
The Netherlands sit prime of Group B on two wins from two outings, together with Thailand.
Each nations have crushed Zimbabwe, who Scotland meet subsequent on Thursday.
