Scotland Women vs Papua New Guinea Women Prediction: Scotland's women came away with victory last time

Scotland Women and Papua New Guinea Women are going head to head in Match 5 of the One Day Series at VRA Cricket Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Netherlands on 11 August 2024. Scotland's women came away with victory in the last game. Who will win this game of cricket?

Despite PNG suffering their third consecutive defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in the latest ODI, there are some encouraging signs for them going into this final match of this tri-series. Though they still sit at the bottom of the table, their NRR is showing a good climb and provides an opportunity for them to end the tour high with a win in the last game. Of these, Tanya Ruma stood out with her great innings, where she almost hit a century, 79 runs off 96 balls, and forged a good opening partnership. When the tournament had started slow for her, she has picked up significantly in the last two games. Also, Henao Thomas and Tanya Ruma, who shone with the ball, ripped through the Netherlands to ensure that PNG got to a fighting chance of winning.

Naoani Vare, Vicky Araa, Tanya Ruma, Sibona Jimmy, Brenda Tau(c), Lakshmi Rajadurai, Kevau Frank, Henao Thomas, Isabel Toua, Geua Tom, Dika Lohia

That was a disappointing display by PNG Women in the match against Netherlands, as they went on to lose the game by three wickets. There was no repetition of the magic by Saskia Horley that she had conjured up in the last game by scoring a century; Darcey Carter bailed them out with a steady 86 runs off 110 balls. With two games remaining, Scotland is four points adrift of the Netherlands but still has a chance to catch up.

Carter tops the scoring for Scotland with 102 runs in two innings, followed by Horley with 100 and Fraser with 82. The top-order batsmen have made winning contributions in their wins against PNG and need to do an encore in the game against the Netherlands.

Abtaha Maqsood was impressive in the last game as she claimed three wickets and now is a leading wicket-taker in the series with seven wickets. She will be crucial, especially when the conditions favour slow bowlers. With her four-wicket haul against PNG, this 25-year-old spinner will look to continue her form and lead Scotland to a much-needed victory.

Saskia Horley, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Darcey Carter, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Lorna Jack, Katherine Fraser, Ellen Watson, Chloe Abel, Abtaha Maqsood, Olivia Bell

The Scotland Women won the last game comprehensively against Papua New Guinea. In contrast, Papua New Guinea Women performed significantly better in their game against the Netherlands. Though on paper, the upcoming game looks evenly matched, we are going to favour Scotland Women for the third time over Papua New Guinea Women.