New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Netherlands have broken Scotland's unbeaten streak at the inaugural ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy in Bangkok. The 27-run victory by the Dutch has allowed four teams - Scotland, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands - to remain in contention for the trophy as the competition nears its close on Sunday, as per a media release from the International Cricket Council (ICC).

It always looked likely that day six of the tournament would prove decisive, as there were two contests between teams standing in the top four slots of the points table. Second-placed Thailand faced third-placed UAE, followed by table-toppers Scotland, who were playing fourth-placed Netherlands.

In one of the morning m...