Islamabad, June 13, 2025: George Munsey carved his name into cricketing history books on Thursday after delivering a sensational individual performance for Scotland in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 fixture against the Netherlands at Dundee’s Forthill ground.
The left-handed opener delivered a spectacular 191-run performance against the Netherlands during the 78th fixture of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, held at Forthill.
Though Munsey was bowled just nine runs short of a double century by Dutch pacer Vivian Kingma in the second-last over, his impact had already tilted the match heavily in Scotland’s favor.
Top ODI Scores by Associate Nation Batters:
- 191 – George Munsey (SCO) vs Netherlands, Dundee, 2025
- 175 – Calum MacLeod (SCO) vs Canada, Christchurch, 2014
- 173 – Jaskaran Malhotra (USA) vs PNG, Al Amerat, 2021
- 157 – Calum MacLeod (SCO) vs Afghanistan, Bulawayo, 2018
- 156 – Kyle Coetzer (SCO) vs Bangladesh, Nelson, 2015
The 32-year-old was nearing a historic double century but was dismissed by Vivian Kingma in the second-to-last over of the innings, falling just nine runs short of the milestone.
Munsey’s extraordinary effort, along with a composed half-century from captain Matthew Cross lower down the order, helped Scotland post a commanding total of 369 for 6, which now ranks as the third-highest in the team’s ODI history.
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The knock also helped Scotland maintain their recent dominance over the Netherlands — they had previously posted their highest-ever ODI total of 380/9 against the same opponent just weeks earlier.
In pursuit of the imposing 370-run target, Dutch opener Max O’Dowd kept his side in contention. At the time of reporting, the Netherlands had reached 209/4 in 31 overs, keeping the contest very much alive.
