Scotland crushed Netherlands by nine wickets and 31 balls to spare in the first match of the tri-series also involving Bangladesh in Edinburgh. Left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon, in her first T20I for Scotland after switching from England, whom she had represented in the 2018 T20 World Cup, led the bowling effort with 3 for 27.

Half-centuries from opening batters Katherine Fraser (56*) and Darcey Carter (55) the took Scotland to the 142 target.

Netherlands elected to bat first and motored along to 47 for 1 in four overs. Opener Heather Siegers took the initiative in attacking the Scotland bowlers, but departed next ball for 32 off 16 balls, during which she hit seven fours. Allrounder Kathryn Bryce dismissed Siegers, and that wicket slowed Netherlands down. Babette de Leede and Robine Rijke then patiently added 22, but Netherlands lost 3 for 9 in just over two overs.

Gordon had struck twice as Netherlands found themselves at 78 for 5 in the 11th over. But Rijke and Frederique Overdijk started the recovery. They steadied Netherlands with a 53-run stand in 45 balls, which was broken when Fraser got Overdijk for 22. Rijke was next to fall for 46, which helped Netherlands post 141.

Scotland got the chase off to a flyer. Carter hit four boundaries in the first three overs, during which Scotland scored 28. They were 30 for 0 after four overs, before Isabel van der Woning bowled a 12-ball over which cost 29 runs. That included nine runs off wides, one off a no-ball, and 16 off four boundaries.

Carter reached her fifty off 33 balls in the tenth over, by the end of which Scotland were cruising at 94 without loss. Overdijk got Carter next over to break the 100-run opening stand, but that blow proved to be too late for Netherlands.

Fraser got to her half-century off the second ball of the 15th over, before Kathryn Bryce ended the chase with a boundary three balls later.