Scotland recover from shaky start to beat Dutch

Forthill Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v. Netherlands

Scotland 262-9 (50 overs): McCreath 81, Watt 60, Klein 3-81

Netherlands 218 (45 overs): Levitt 35, McMullen 3-40, Sharif 2-18

By 44 runs, Scotland won.

Scotland defeated the Netherlands by a score of 44 runs in Dundee on Monday to recover from a surprise defeat suffered by Nepal.

Scotland were given the opportunity to bat first, but the 97-6 defeat was due to the efforts of number five batter Finlay McCreath, who recorded 81 runs out of 106 balls.

Mark Watt and McCreath combined for the seventh wicket with a 60-ball effort from McCreath.

The hosts were unable to defeat the Netherlands in their 50 overs, which included some lusty late-order hitting from Safyaan Sharif (36*).

The Netherlands lost wickets frequently throughout the second innings, and Scotland took two wickets with the new ball from Brandon McMullen, who took two.

The Netherlands were bowled out for 218 in 45 overs by Sharif, Watt, and Jasper Davidson, who all managed two scalps.

Scotland captain Richie Berrington praised the composure young Finlay McCreath showed today, saying “we didn’t start the way we wanted.”

The pleasing thing is that a few different people stood up, not how we want our batting innings to play out.

It’s great that we have different ways to play with the ball.