Scotland's Watts, who was declared man of the match, looking ahead at Saturday's final against Ireland, said: “It will be very tough as Ireland, as we know, is a very good side. We have played them already once and I thought we played really well in that game. It was sort of a lottery (in that game) as the wicket was a bit up and down.

“We have full respect for Ireland but we're in form and are now a confident side. We have belief in ourselves and I think it will be a very evenly-contested match. Hopefully if keen our nerve, we can go one better this time.”

Watts agreed that Ireland will come hard at Scotland on Saturday morning. “We just need to carry on with what we're doing. Ireland will come very hard at us and will try to make life difficult for us. We just need to keep our nerve and do our jobs individually. And if we manage to do our jobs, I'm sure we can win the final tomorrow.”

Ireland captain Trent Johnston, who was rested for today's match, said: “To go into the final with five from five, especially the way we won today, taking the last six wickets for six runs, means we are cook-a-hoop and full of confidence.

“What's just as important is that we'll be playing our third match on this pitch so we know what to expect and we have an edge over Scotland by virtue of winning our group match against them, albeit helped by the toss of a coin on a sporting pitch.”

Johnston admitted tomorrow's final will be a tough match. “It'll be tough, it's always hard against Scotland, but we know that if we bring our A game then we can win the trophy, which would be a great achievement

“Scotland has got some handy cricketers. They've got (Richie) Berrington and (Neil) McCallum with the bat, Fraser Watts has hit some form, they've got a couple of good spinners and Matthew Parker bowled very well against us. On top of that, if conditions are similar to today, then Gordon Goudie will swing the ball and Gordon Drummond is a handy cricketer too, all-round. He'll be tough to get away if he bowls line and length.

“We won't be taking Scotland lightly, we'll be determined to prove Ireland is the number-one Associate team,” he said.

“Before the tournament I don't think we were given much of a chance, missing half our team through county commitments and injuries and I would have made Afghanistan favourites as they've had their full-strength side here.

“But we've brought in the young guys and they have been a real boost for us experienced players, it shows we have the strength in depth to fall back on. In the situation like today, to come back and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, taking six for six from 132-4 gives us huge confidence,” Johnston concluded.