ICC World Cup League 2: Nepal beats Scotland by 2 wickets (photos included)
Nepal completed the 213-run target set by Scotland by losing 8 wickets in 44 overs.
KATHMANDU: Nepal defeated Scotland by 2 wickets in the last match of the one-day tri-national series under the ICC World Cup League-2.
Nepal completed the 213-run target set by Scotland by losing 8 wickets in 44 overs.
Scotland batted first after losing the toss and scored 212 runs in 46 overs.
Nepal’s captain, Rohit Paudel, scored an unbeaten half-century of 95 runs off 101 balls. He hit seven fours and four sixes.
This is Nepal’s seventh half-century. Rohit had previously scored 22 fifties against Papua New Guinea and the United States, as well as 11 fifties against the United Arab Emirates and Namibia.
Karan KC finished with an unbeaten 31 off 37 balls.
Gyanendra Malla was out for 21 runs, while Kushal Malla made 17. Sandeep Lamichhane scored 9 runs and Asif Sheikh scored 12 runs.
Sandeep Zora scored one run while opener Kushal Bhurtel was dismissed for one. Dipendra Singh Airee scored seven runs, and Sompal Kami added two.
Rohit Paudel and Karan KC shared an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the ninth wicket in Nepal’s victory. Nepal has a record partnership for the ninth wicket.
Mark Watt took three wickets and Chris Greaves took two for Scotland. Michael Lisk, Safyaan Sharif, and Brandon McMullen each took 11 wickets.
George Munsey, who is celebrating his birthday today, scored a fifty-run innings of 60 runs in 50 balls for Scotland. He scored a half-century in 46 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. This is his 11th ODI half century.
Brandon McMullan scored 31 runs while Matthew Cross scored 42 runs off 63 balls. Kyle Kotzer and Christopher McBride both scored 22/22. Other players were unable to reach double figures for him.
Sandeep Lamichhane took four wickets for 45 runs in ten overs for Nepal. Karan KC took three wickets, while Kushal Malla and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi each took one.
In this match, Nepal’s bowler Karan KC has 50 ODI wickets. KC became the third Nepali player to reach 50 wickets in ODIs in this match. Previously, former captain Sandeep Lamichhane and Sompal Kami had taken 50 wickets.
This was Scotland’s final World Cup League Two match since 2019. Scotland, who became champions of League Two with three games remaining, got the trophy after the match against Nepal.
Nepal has won four matches in a row for the first time in one-day cricket history after defeating Scotland on Tuesday.
Similarly, Nepal has become the first team in World Cup League Two history to defeat Scotland in two consecutive games.
Nepal is sixth in the standings with 26 points from 28 matches, 12 wins and 14 losses.
Nepal’s one-day international status will be maintained if they win at least six of the remaining eight matches.
Scotland are top with 50 points from 35 matches with 24 wins and 10 losses.
Nepal has become the first team in League Two history to achieve a perfect record in a tri-nation series.
Similarly, Nepal has become the first team in League Two history to defeat Scotland in two consecutive games.
