The hosts, Scotland, were first up on day five of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as they looked to cause an upset against Jamaica.
On her 50th appearance for Jamaica, Kadie-Ann Dehaney made an instant impact, picking up two early gains as the Sunshine Girls raced into a 7-2 lead.
Despite trailing by six goals after the opening 15 minutes, Scotland came out firing. Roared on by the OVO Hydro crowd, the Scottish Thistles clawed their way back to within two goals of Jamaica just three minutes into the second quarter.
The match then settled into a goal-for-goal contest, with both teams claiming interceptions but unable to convert.
At half-time the Sunshine Girls led by four goals with the score 27-23.
Early in the second half, Hannah Leighton produced a flying interception to give Scotland the opportunity to reduce the deficit to two goals, but the Thistles were unable to capitalise.
Scotland refused to back down, and another interception from Leighton brought the Thistles back to within two.
Rachel Conway then produced a crucial interception to send the OVO Hydro crowd to its feet and level the score with just 15 minutes remaining.
The final quarter came down to composure, with both teams turning over possession and creating opportunities to take control of the match.
With a major upset within reach, the Sunshine Girls held their nerve to secure a two goal victory, winning 45-43.
The result marks the Thistles’ best-ever performance against Jamaica, surpassing their previous best result at the Netball World Cup in 1975, when they lost by five goals.
Next up was England vs Tonga, with both sides coming into the match off the back of victories.
The goals flowed for England in the early stages, with shooters Cardwell and Glasgow combining well in the circle.
At the other end of the court, Halimat Adio and Funmi Fadoju impressed, combining for up 11 gains, six interceptions and nine deflections between them in the first half as England took a dominant 45-14 lead into half-time.
Tonga showed real fight after the break, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the match in the third. However, they were unable to stem the flow of England goals, with the Roses leading 69–25 heading into the final 15 minutes.
It was a full squad effort from the Roses, who rotated their players throughout the match before eventually running out 94-32 winners.
Opening the second session of the day was unbeaten New Zealand against Wales, who secured their first victory of the competition the previous day.
The Silver Ferns made a strong start, with Georgia Heffernan instrumental in attack, she claimed five goal assists and converted five of her six attempts during the opening quarter.
The first half followed a similar pattern throughout, with Wales conceding a number of contact penalties and struggling to regain possession.
As a result, New Zealand took a comfortable 36–15 lead into half-time.
Wales began the second half with renewed intensity, restricting the Silver Ferns to 15 goals in the third quarter which was an improvement on their first half defensive performance.
The Feathers then led the final quarter 7-1 as they continued to show fight, but New Zealand showed why they are unbeaten in the competition and claimed a 65-37 win.
The final match of day five saw World Netball World Ranked number one Australia face number five South Africa in a highly anticipated contest.
The game got off to a fast-paced start, with both teams moving the ball smoothly through the court as the match went goal-for-goal.
Australia’s goal keeper, Courtney Bruce, proved to be the difference in the opening quarter, recording two gains, one interception and one deflection to help the Diamonds edge ahead by a single goal at the first break.
Unforced errors proved costly for the SPAR Proteas early in the second quarter, allowing Australia to stretch their advantage to nine goals midway through the period.
The Diamonds continued to defend superbly as a unit and took control of the contest, heading into half-time with a commanding 32-21 lead.
South Africa’s attack found its rhythm at the start of the second half, working the ball effectively into goal shooter Elmere van der Berg.
It was a physical contest, with both sides forcing turnovers throughout the quarter.
Although the SPAR Proteas claimed both the third and drew the fourth quarter, the half-time deficit was too much for them to turn around as the Diamonds secured a 57-47 victory.
The result ensured Australia remained unbeaten at the top of Pool A.
The netball resumes from The OVO Hydro at 09:00am BST tomorrow.
To keep up to date with all the action including fixtures, results and how you can watch, head to our Glasgow 2026 Hub, here.
For live updates throughout each day, follow WN on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.