An unbeaten 106-run stand for the fifth wicket between George Munsey (79*) and Dylan Budge (40*) helped Scotland beat Netherlands by six wickets in their second and final ODI match at Rotterdam. The win helped Scotland draw the series at 1-1.
Earlier, Netherlands were bowled out for 171 after skipper Pieter Seelaar won the toss and opted to bat first. Scott Edwards (56) and Stephan Myburgh (40) were the only two batters who scored in excess of 25.
Scotland seamer Alasdair Evans returned 5-43 in his 9.4 overs. Adrian Neill, Richard Berrington, Gavin Main and Michael Leask claimed a wicket apiece.
Coming at the chase, Scotland were 66/4 after 23 overs. However, Munsey and Budge held the fort and took them past the finishing line. Vivian Kingma was the pick of the bowlers for Netherlands. He picked up 2-23 in his eight overs.
Yesterday, in the first ODI, Netherland beat Scotland by 14 runs. New Zealand-born Max O'Dowd (82) starred in the rain-affected 33-over encounter. Chasing 164, Scotland were restricted to 149/8.
Brief Scores:
First ODI: Netherlands 163/8 (O’Dowd 82; Main 2-16) beat Scotland 149/8 (Berrington 41; Kingma 3-21) by 14 runs
Second ODI: Netherlands 171 (Edwards 56; Evans 5-43) lost to Scotland 172/4 (Munsey 79*; Kingma 2-23) by 6 wickets