Italy lost this match by a big margin, In fact the Netherlands team won it by 9 wickets. But good luck for them that even after having a poor defeat, they qualified for the T20 World Cup that would be played next year in India. This is Italy first ever participation in any ICC tournament and man they are happy. Their captain Joe Burns told the media that they gonna win every match they play in the world cup. High ambitions from the captain and the team.
Anyways, I felt sad for the Scotland team. I really wished they would have Qualified with Netherlands, but that didn't happen. They play more better cricket than Italy but somehow can't make it.
Scotland is widely regarded as the strongest associate nation. But they have been unlucky at times. Remember the 2023 ODI World Cup?Scotland had defeated Ireland in the group phase and then they shocked everyone when they took down West Indies in the Super-6 phase. They also managed to defeat Zimbabwe, but that was more or less expected. But when it mattered the most, they narrowly lost to Netherlands, and it meant that Netherlands qualified for the 2023 World Cup instead of Scotland.