DUMFRIES cricketer Niamh Muir and her Scotland side ended their ICC Women’s U19 World Cup campaign with defeat to defending champions India in their final game of the Super Six stage.
Skipper Muir, left, won the toss and chose to field, but was quickly made to regret that decision by India as batters Gongadi Trisha and her opening partner G Kamalini took the attack to the Scottish bowlers from the start.
The duo put up 147 runs on the board for the opening wicket stand before Maisie Maceira finally managed to separate the pair in the 14th over by dismissing Kamalini for 51.
India eventually posted 208/1 in their 20 overs, inviting Scotland to chase down a daunting target.
Scotland’s chase didn’t really materialise. Only four Scottish batters – Pippa Kelly (12), Emma Walsingham (12), Pippa Sproul (11) and Nayma Sheikh (10) – managed to post double-digit scores as they were all out for 58.
Despite defeat, it was a tournament to remember for Muir and Scotland.
Scores: India 208/1 in 20 overs (Gongadi Trisha 110*; Maisie Maceira 1/25) beat Scotland (Pippa Kelly, 12 Emma Walsingham 12; Aayushi Shukla 4/8) by 150 runs.
