Captain Kathryn Bryce shone with bat and ball as Scotland defeated Eire by 39 runs within the Tremendous Six stage of Girls’s T20 World Cup qualifying in Nepal.
Bryce made 30 from 23 balls as Scotland posted a complete of 160-5 from their 20 overs, along with her sister Sarah – who smashed 52 not out from 35 balls towards Thailand on Saturday – top-scoring with 47.
Katherine Fraser made 36 and Megan McColl a fast 27 not out from 15 balls as Scotland set Eire a stiff goal to assert victory in Kirtipur.
Jane Maguire was the choose of the bowlers for Eire – taking two wickets and conceding simply 20 runs from her 4 overs – however Alana Dalzell was costly as she went for 44 from three overs.
Kathryn Bryce then bowled Christina Coulter Reilly for a duck with the third ball of Eire’s innings and eliminated three extra of their top-five batters as Scotland’s captain put her aspect in charge of the sport.
Eire captain Gaby Lewis stood agency, making a affected person 41 earlier than she was bowled by Fraser, who conceded simply 17 runs from her 4 overs.
Leah Paul (15), Rebecca Stokell (12) and Louise Little (17) all obtained begins, however Eire by no means regarded more likely to reel in Scotland’s 160 and have been bowled out for 121 within the remaining over.
Scotland are third within the Tremendous Six desk on 4 factors and can qualify for this summer season’s Girls’s T20 World Cup by beating Bangladesh in Kirtipur on Friday.
Fourth-placed Eire have two factors and can play the Netherlands in Mulpani on the identical day to make sure they keep within the remaining qualification spot for the event, which is being held in England from 12 June.
Scotland completed second in Pool B within the preliminary group part – shedding solely to the Netherlands – to qualify for the Tremendous Six and Eire did likewise from Pool A, with their solely defeat towards Bangladesh.
Within the Tremendous Six part, international locations play the groups they didn’t face within the group stage, so Scotland end off towards the USA and Eire play Thailand on Sunday.
