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Scotland Women's Recent Struggles

Scotland have won two of their last six matches, both at home against Ireland and the Netherlands, but have suffered defeats to every top-tier opponent they have faced. The losses tell a story of a team unable to compete consistently at the highest level.

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The Scots beat Ireland by 40 runs and edged past the Netherlands by 24 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Those victories came sandwiched between four straight defeats.

Away from home, the picture darkens. England beat them by 38 runs. West Indies won by 7. New Zealand won by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining. Most recently, Sri Lanka scraped home by 3 wickets with just one ball left - a narrow escape that underlines how close Scotland came to another upset, yet still fell short.

The pattern is clear: Scotland can trouble associate nations but struggle to finish off matches against established sides. Against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, they got close. Against England and New Zealand, they were outplayed. The margins of defeat against the top teams suggest Scotland are not yet ready to sustain a challenge at this level, though the narrow losses offer some encouragement that improvement is within reach.