Namibia Women - 74 all out in 16.2 overs

(Mekelaye Mwatile 15* (32) Edelle Van Zyl 12 (16); Katherine Fraser 3-9)

Scotland Women- 76-3 in 8.4 Overs

(Sarah Bryce 36* (17) Darcey Carter 21 (22); Naomi Benjamin 2-15)

Scotland win by 7 wickets

Skipper Sarah Bryce led Scotland to fourth straight victory in the ICC Emerging Nations Trophy, beating Namibia in a comfortable seven wicket victory with 68 balls to spare.

Scotland won the toss and chose to bowl first, opting for two left-arm seamers to start the innings, with both taking wickets in their first over.

Rachel Slater struck with the third ball of the match, dismissing captain Sune Alet Wittmann. Mollie Parker knocked over the middle stump of Kayleen Green with a pinpoint yorker.

Katherine Fraser bowled the ball of the tournament with her second delivery to dismiss Yasmeen Khan. It was an off-spinner's dream, as the ball that pitched outside the off stump on length and spun in sharply to whizz between bat and pad to hit the top of off stump.

Fraser took another wicket in the same over with the set batter Edelle Van Zyl 12 (16) mistiming a shot to Ellen Watson, making in her 50th appearance for Scotland, leaving Namibia reeling at 27 for 4.

Namibia's Mekelaye Mwatile managed to survive 32 balls and put up an unbeaten 15 runs in an innings dominated by the Scotland bowlers, not allowing the batters to break free.

Fraser bowled four overs ending with figures of 3-9, joined by Abtaha Maqsood who picked up three scalps including the last wicket finishing with figures of 3-20 bundling Namibia out for 74.

The second innings saw Namibia get off to a good start dismissing Ailsa Lister and Watson early before Darcey Carter and Bryce were able to stabilise Scotland's innings.

The top scorer of the tournament, Darcey Carter anchored the innings with 21 (22), while skipper Bryce scored a brilliant 36* from 17 balls, finishing the game in 8.4 overs and giving the net run-rate a massive boost.

Scotland continue their run on top of the table being the only unbeaten team, Namibia drop to last place slipping below Uganda due to the heavy hit to their net run-rate. With three games in hand, every game is crucial as Scotland will now have the trophy in their sights. 

Papua New Guinea Women- 126-2 in 20 Overs
(Naoani 45* (55), Hollan Doriga 39 (27); Caroline de Lange 1-20)

Netherlands Women - 118-9 in 20 Overs
(Sterre Kalis 40 (38) Robine Rijk 29 (37); Pauke Siaka 3-22)

PNG win by 8 runs

Papua New Guinea held their nerve to beat the Netherlands by eight runs on Tuesday in Thailand, moving up to four points on the points table.

Iris Zwilling struck in first over after Netherlands were put into the field by PNG. However, Netherlands bowlers were not able to make consistent inroads as PNG raised 58 runs for the second wicket partnership.

PNG’s innings was built around aggressive starts from Hollan Doriga and Naoani Vare, who made complete use of field restrictions striking regular boundaries. Doriga in particular took the attack to the bowlers, racing to a quickfire 39 that included nine fours before she attempted a lofted drive but couldn’t clear the fielder at mid-off. PNG finished with a healthy platform after the powerplay thanks to that early hitting, but struggled at times to keep the strike rotating once the spinners were introduced.

Brenda Tau was initially slow to start, with the Netherlands bowling some economical overs. However, Tau soon accelerated, taking over from Doriga as the boundary-hitter. Vare was dropped early in her innings but was able to put that reprieve behind as she anchored PNG’s innings to 126 in 20 overs, the duo added 64* runs for the third wicket, setting Netherlands 127 to chase.

The chase for Netherlands was jolted by a double-wicket maiden in the third over, produced by off-spinner Henao Thomas, she first had Phebe Molkenboer stumped off a delivery that held its line, and skipper Babette de Leede was caught behind for a two-ball duck, leaving the visitors reeling at 14 for 2.

Robine Rijke and Sterre Kalis steadied the chase, taking the score to 28 for 2 at the end of the powerplay. Rijke then launched the first six of the match and looked set to accelerate the chase, but was dismissed in a freak stumping. The right-hander attempted the ramp, shuffling across her stumps, but was left stunned by a spectacular stumping from Vare. The keeper completed a pirouette after taking the ball, while Rijke, unsighted as to the ball's location, showed no urgency to return to her crease. This lack of awareness allowed Vare to complete a stunning piece of wicket-keeping.

A mix-up saw Frederique Overdijk run out soon after, and Myrthe Van Den Raad fell trying to slog her way back into the contest. Three balls later, Kalis perished and with her dismissal, PNG were well positioned to close out the win.

The Netherlands lower order tried to inch closer to the target but lacked firepower, eventually falling eight runs short. 

PNG and The Netherlands are left on four points with three games remaining, a tall task lies ahead of them if they are to turn their tournament around and challenge for the inaugural Emerging Nations Trophy.