Scotland suffered a four-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their second Group A fixture of the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Having opened the campaign with a victory over Papua New Guinea as reported by “Fraser shines as Scotland beat PNG by seven wickets”, the Scots batted first against Sri Lanka and were restricted to 111-8 in 20 overs.
Darcey Carter top-scored for Scotland with 62 runs off 55 deliveries.
Sri Lanka successfully chased the target, finishing at 115-6 in 18.1 overs to secure the win.
Vishmi Gunaratne amassed 49 runs off 41 deliveries for Sri Lanka, while captain Harshitha Samarawickrama contributed 24 runs.
Sathya Sandeepani and Sugandika Kumari each took two wickets for the bowling side.
Abatha Masqood claimed three wickets for 18 runs, becoming Scotland’s top wicket-taker in WT20Is by surpassing current captain Kathryn Bryce with her 77th wicket.
Ten nations are participating in the tournament in the UAE, split into two groups of five before advancing to a Super Six stage.
The competition will conclude with a final scheduled for Nov. 25.
Scotland will play the tournament hosts next.
The UAE opened their tournament with a defeat against Ireland.
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