Netherlands confirm spot in super six spot; Ireland, Scotland secure wins in Global Qualifier

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Netherlands 140-5 (20 overs)
Babette de Leede 49 (47), Sterre Kalis 30 (34); Rubina Chhetry 2-21
Nepal 138-7 (20 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 37* (32), Sita Rana Magar 27* (12); Isabel van der Woning 3-16
Netherlands win by 2 runs
The Netherlands secured their spot in the super six coming out on top in another thriller edging out the hosts Nepal by two runs, marking their third consecutive win for the Dutch.
The Netherlands won the toss and opted to bat, Phebe Molkenboer's return to the side didn't last long, falling for a golden duck. Skipper Babette de Leede played a captain's knock of 49 runs, steading the ship, along with the ever reliable Sterre Kalis (30), putting up a 79-run stand, after the loss of the first wicket.
Sterre Kalis contributed 30 as the duo put up a 79 run partnership amounting for over half the teams total.
The scoring rate stagnated after the set batters were dismissed until Iris Zwilling came in swinging at the fall of the fifth wicket and scored 14 runs off nine balls to allow Netherlands to put up 140 runs on the board.
The Dutch were on top for a majority of the second innings, led by Isabel van der Woning who picked up figures of 3-16 reducing the hosts to 93-7 in 16.3 overs, at a stage when many would rule Nepal out
Rubina Chhetry fought the hardest with the bat with an unbeaten 37* (32) while Sita Rana Magar blitzed 27 runs from 12 balls, the two nearly snatched victory from the Netherlands with a partnership of 45 from 23 balls but fell just short as Netherlands won by two runs and secured their super six spot.
Ireland 154-7 (20 overs)
Leah Paul 67 (52), Gaby Lewis 42 (32); Tara Norris 3-10
United States of America 138-8 (20 overs)
Ritu Singh 41 (30), Chetna Pagydyala 22 (25); Arlene Kelly 4-20
Ireland win by 16 runs
Ireland are in a comfortable position with two wins in as many games and are primed to qualify for the super six.
After opting to bat, the returning Amy Hunter and skipper Gaby Lewis opened with a quick 27-run partnership.
Tara Norris struck twice in the fourth over dismissing Hunter then picking up the huge wicket of Orla Prendergast on the first ball, cancelling out the early advantage that Ireland gained.
Despite the pressure on the batters, Leah Paul stood up to the task scoring a game-changing 67 (52) before Norris foxed the batter to claim her third.
Paul stitched a 77-run stand with her captain with Lewis contributing 42 (32) to the score, Arlene Kelly and Rebecca Stokell both contributed with sixes in the final over to end the innings with momentum in their favour setting a competitive target of 155.
Ireland's sustained pressure with the ball, didn't allow the USA batters to settle with wickets falling at regular intervals. Ritu Singh kept the game alive by scoring a quick 41 runs from 30 balls, being the only batter able to score at that rate.
The bowling excellence led by Arlene Kelly 4-20 joined by Aimee Maguire 2-26 and Ava Canning 2-11 was too much for the United States as they fell 16 runs short.
Zimbabwe 101 all out (18.4 overs)
Modester Mupachikwa 30* (40), Chiedza Dhururu 22 (20); Abtaha Maqsood 2-14
Scotland 105-5 (13.4 overs)
Katherine Fraser 44 (30), Kathryn Bryce 23 (13); Loreen Tschuma 3-25
Scotland win by 5 wickets
Scotland registered their first win of the tournament in the afternoon fixture against Zimbabwe, a crucial win as they will aim to build towards their charge for the super six
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first, the openers struggled to make runs as Olivia Bell and Rachel Slater sent both to the dugout with 24 runs on the board.
Chiedza Dhururu 22 (20) and Modester Mupachikwa 30* (40) were the only two batters in the team to score above twelve runs with eight single digit dismissals coming in the first innings.
Skipper Kathryn Bryce picked up the big wicket of Dhururu combining with her sister Sarah Bryce behind the stumps, Sarah had a busy day behind the stumps and picked up three stumpings.
With the ball, Kathryn was joined by Abtaha Maqsood as the two ran riot picking two wickets each dismantling Zimbabwe with 101 runs on the board.
Scotland looked to improve their net run rate after losing their previous match and played with intent, Kathryn scored a brilliant 23 runs from 13 balls while Katherine Fraser was run-out six runs short of a well-deserved half-century.
Fraser’s 44 runs in 30 balls took the game away from Zimbabwe and allowed Scotland to wrap up the game in 13.4 overs, a major boost to the net run rate as they head into their next two games against the unbeaten Thailand and hosts Nepal.

