South Africa 136 for 8 (Wolvaardt 65, Kelly 3-29, Canning 2-8) beat Ireland 120 (Paul 29, Kapp 4-24, Sekhukhune 2-18) by 16 runs
Leah Paul was the only Ireland batter to pass 20 in their chase. Apart from Paul, only four Ireland batters got to double figures.
New Zealand 193 for 3 (Kerr 51*, Sharp 46, Moni 2-36) beat Bangladesh 125 for 8 (Sultana 32*, Patel 4-18) by 68 runs
After opting to bowl, Bangladesh had to wait until the eighth over to separate New Zealand’s opening pair of Georgia Plimmer and Suzie Bates. The partnership ended on 68 when Plimmer (28) fell to Ritu Moni, who ended up taking two of the three New Zealand wickets that fell. While Bates and Izzy Sharp made forties, Amelia pressed on to score an unbeaten half-century, lifting the White Ferns to 193 for 3.
In response, Bangladesh could manage only 125 for 8. Their captain Sultana top-scored for them with an unbeaten 32 off 33 balls. Patel was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand and she found support from Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu and Flora Devonshire who all took a wicket each.
Scotland 163 for 5 (Carter 33, Bryce 32, Siegers 2-15) beat Netherlands 105 (Overdijk 28*, Fraser 3-21, Fontenla 2-2) by 58 runs
Earlier, Scotland put up 163 on 5, thanks to thirties from three of their top six. After opener Darcey Carter (33) and captain Kathryn Bryce (32) set the base for them, Priyanz Chatterji gave the final flourish (32*) along with Fontenla (20*).
