Ireland 143 for 9 (Stokell 30, Canning 21*, Meghla 3-26) beat Bangladesh 132 for 6 (Ferdous 50, Maguire 4-20, McBride 1-17) by 11 runs
But Maguire plucked out two wickets in the 17th over to give Ireland the advantage. Despite two sixes in the final over – one each by Shorna Akter and Nahida Akter – Bangladesh were left with too much to do as Ireland sealed victory.
Scotland 187 for 5 (Bryce 94, Carter 45, Iqbal 1-23) beat Pakistan 62 for 5 (Muneeba 20, Slater 2-11, Abel 1-9) by 41 runs (DLS method)
Iqbal plucked out opener Katherine Fraser for 19 in the seventh over, with Scotland 41 for 1. Thereafter, Bryce’s knock – at a strike rate of 218.60, and featuring 11 fours and three sixes – single-handedly took Scotland to 187 for 5. The only other batter in the side to cross 20 was opener Darcey Carter, who scored 45 off 36 balls.
In their chase, Pakistan started off slow. Opener Muneeba Ali scored 20 off 22 deliveries, and was the last batter to be dismissed midway through the ninth over. Pakistan were 57 for 5 at that point, and added just five more runs to their total by the end of it. Their total was some distance away from the DLS par total of 107 when rain interrupted play. The action never resumed, thus handing Scotland a convincing 41-run win via DLS method.
