Fraser shines as Scotland beat PNG by seven wickets

ICC Women's Emerging Nations TrophyPapua New Guinea 93 (20 overs): Fraser 3-10, Gordon 2-15Scotland 95-3 (13.1 overs): Fraser 45Scotland win by seven wicketsKatherine Fraser led the way as Scotland opened their Women's Emerging Nations Trophy campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea.Fraser took three wickets for just 10 runs as Papua New Guinea were all out for 93.She then hit seven fours and a six to reach 45 in 29 balls as victory was wrapped up by the 14th over of Scotland's reply.Darcey Carter and captain Kathryn Bryce made scores of eight and 14 respectively as Sarah Bryce and Pippa Sproul finished not out on 12 and 11.Having made 30 from her first 15 balls, Fraser later told Cricket Scotland: "That's something we pride ourselves on as an opening pair, trying to be really aggressive in the powerplay, and then when Kathryn and Sarah came in it was just trying to make the most of that."We're a team that's always desperate to play as much international cricket as possible, so we really appreciate having this tournament."Ten nations are participating in the United Arab Emirates, split into two groups of five before a Super Six stage to determine the final on 25 November.Sri Lanka, who beat Ireland by 10 wickets, are next up for Scotland on Friday.Get cricket news sent straight to your phone