South Africa charged to a seven-wicket win in under 27 overs after Scotland had managed their best ever World Cup total of 186 for eight at Warner Park on Tuesday.

For the Scots, it followed a similar Group A humbling against Australia last week.

But stand-in captain Ryan Watson, likely to hand the reins back to Craig Wright following his return to the Caribbean after an enforced trip home because of a family bereavement, is determined Scotland will raise their game for their final assignment.

That comes in the shape of their own 'World Cup Final' against fellow associate member country Holland - a fixture which will ask different questions of the Scots.

"The big thing for us is Holland in two days' time - we've got to go out and show we are one of the top associate teams," said Watson.

"They're a strong side who have run us close a few times.

"It's a big game and a slightly different pressure playing Holland - because we are almost expected to win. That is something we have to take on board."

Watson believes that, far from demoralising Scotland, two chastening experiences against the best teams in the world will be a help.

"We learned how to field. South Africa were magnificent in the field, and those are the sorts of standards we have to go and achieve if we're going to compete," he said.

"We need to work a bit on our batting up front. Guys come at us and hit us over the top and we need to apply the same pressure on them."

As for the rights of the likes of Scotland and Holland - also no match for Australia and South Africa over the past week - to compete at this level, Watson is adamant.

"I think the tournament would be a more boring place and it wouldn't be a worldwide competition if we didn't have associate teams," he said, citing Ireland's shock win over Pakistan in Jamaica as more justification for the smaller teams' presence in the Caribbean.

"Ireland have proved what can happen if they get it right on the day.

"Cricket is a global sport, and we need to try to promote it every way we can."

Scotland and Holland have perhaps been given the most difficult tasks of all the second-tier nations, and Watson added: "The problem with South Africa and Australia from our point of view is that they are not complacent.

"Someone like Pakistan might occasionally give you half a chance - but not these guys."