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Twenty20 World Cup: Nepal playing its final match

Nepal will face Scotland in their fourth match of Group 'C'. West Indies and England have already qualified from this group. Therefore, the match between Nepal and Scotland will be a battle of prestige.

Falgun 5, 2082

Kantipur Reporter

Twenty20 World Cup: Nepal playing its final match

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(10:37 PM)

Nepal has won the Twenty20 World Cup after 12 years. Nepal last won in 2014. Now Nepal has defeated Scotland by 7 wickets. Nepal has won in 19.2 overs.

Nepal has won the last match of the league stage. Dipendra has also completed his half-century. This is his second half-century in the tournament.

Nepal wins World Cup after 12 years

(10:34 PM)

Nepal's first win in the Twenty20 World Cup 2026

Nepal has registered its first win in the Twenty20 World Cup 2026, defeating Scotland by 7 wickets. Nepal had lost to England, West Indies and Italy in the group stage.

Nepal's first win in the Twenty20 World Cup 2026

(10:31 PM)

Nepal needs 5 runs in 6 balls to win. Deependra Singh Airi close to half-century.

(10:28 PM)

Nepal's 18 overs have also ended. Dipendra has also hit a six and a four. Now 15 runs are needed for victory in 12 balls. Meanwhile, Nepal's 150 runs have also been completed.

Dipendra is playing on 47 and Gulshan is playing on 12 runs. The score is 156 runs for 3 wickets.

(10:23 PM)

Nepal's 17th over is over and the score is 143 for 3. Nepal now needs 28 runs from 18 balls. Dipendra has hit two fours again in this over. He is batting on 35 runs. Gulshan is not out on 11 runs.

(10:18 PM)

Dipendra has hit two sixes and a six in a row. The score has increased to 132 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. 20 runs have been scored in this over.

(10:13 PM)

Nepal is under immense pressure. Meanwhile, Gulshan hits a six. Nepal is 112 runs for 3 wickets at the end of 15 overs. Dipendra is playing on 7 and Gulshan is playing on 9 runs.

(10:09 PM)

Nepal's score at the end of 14 overs is 100/3.

Nepal's run rate is currently behind Scotland. Meanwhile, as 14 overs are completed, Lisk has taken the wicket of Rohit Poudel. Rohit scored 16 runs in 14 balls. The score is 100 runs for 3 wickets. Thus, Nepal's hundred runs have been completed in 13.5 overs. Gulshan Jha has come to the crease as a new batsman.

(10:04 PM)

Captain Rohit Poudel is out playing a bad shot. He was caught out by Jones off a Lisco ball. He faced 14 balls and scored 16 runs including 1 four. 

(10:02 PM)

Rohit has hit a four after a long time and the over is over, 13. Nepal now needs a four and a six. Rohit is playing at the crease for Nepal, scoring 16 and Dipendra 2 runs. The score is 97 runs for two wickets.

Nepal needs fours and sixes to win

(09:59 PM)

Nepal has become lax in hitting fours and sixes. Now Nepal will have to score more than 10 runs per over to win and this will be challenging. Meanwhile, Asif has lost a wicket. He scored 33 runs in 27 balls. Dipendra Airi has come in as the new batter. The score is 87 runs for two wickets. 12 overs are over.

 

Run rate for victory above 10

(09:57 PM)

Nepal's second wicket falls, Asif out for 33 runs

Asif Sheikh is out after scoring 33 runs. He scored 33 runs off 27 balls with 2 sixes.

Nepal's second wicket falls, Asif out for 33 runs

(09:54 PM)

Nepal is 84 runs for the loss of one wicket at the end of 11 overs. There has been some slowdown in the run-scoring. Now Nepal will have to score 87 runs in 54 balls to win.

87 runs needed to win in 54 balls

(09:53 PM)

The Nepali innings has reached the middle, ten overs have been completed. Lisk has taken the wicket of Bhurtel on the first ball of this. He scored 43 runs in 35 balls. Thus, the partnership of 74 runs for the first wicket has been broken. 55 balls were needed for this. Captain Rohit Poudel has come to the crease. The score is 78 runs for one wicket. Asif is not out on 30 runs.

 

10 overs over, Nepal's score 78/1

(09:47 PM)

Kushal Bhurtel is out after scoring 43 runs. He scored 43 runs in 35 balls with 4 sixes and 1 four. He was caught by Bruce off a ball by Lisk.

Kushal failed to score a half-century.

(09:45 PM)

The ninth over is over and Nepal is now in a strong position. Nepal seems to be scoring runs easily. Some dot balls are also going. Most importantly, Nepal has not lost any wickets, the score is 74 runs.

Nepal's score is 74/0 after 9 overs.
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(09:42 PM)

Kushal hits a beautiful and huge six off a whale's ball.

The eighth over by the Whales has been completed. Nepal is playing with some restraint at the end of the power play. Meanwhile, Kushal has hit a beautiful huge six. The score has now touched 70 runs. Nepal still needs 101 runs.

Kushal hits a beautiful and huge six off a whale's ball.

(09:38 PM)

The seventh over is bowled by Oliver Davidson. The runs continue to come for Nepal. The score is 63/0 (7 overs).

Runs continue to come for Nepal

(09:33 PM)

 

Nepal's 50 runs have been completed in the sixth over bowled by Curry. Kushal is 31 and Arif is not out on 23 runs. Thus, Nepal's batting powerplay has ended and Nepal has made a good start. The team will have to maintain this sequence. The score is 56 runs for no wickets.

Nepal scored 56 runs in the powerplay.
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(09:28 PM)

Kusal and Asif hit a six and a four off Watt's delivery.

Watt's fifth over has a four and three sixes. The score is 43 runs without loss of wickets. Kushal is playing on 31 and Asif is playing on 18 runs.

Kusal and Asif hit a six and a four off Watt's delivery.
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(09:19 PM)

Nepal's score at the end of 3 overs is 18/0.

Off-spinner Mark Waite bowled the third over. Nepal's score was 18 runs without loss of wickets.

(09:15 PM)

Bradley Curry bowls the second over. Bhurtel misses the catch on the first ball. He then hits a huge six. The score is 12 runs for no loss. Kushal is batting on 9 and Asif is batting on 3.

 

(08:57 PM)

Nepal has been given a target of 171 runs to win.

Nandan bowled the 20th over and Lisk was caught behind the wicket. The umpire decided to give him out on review. Mark Waite remained unbeaten on 10 and Oliver Davidson on 1. The last ball was hit for a six. With this, Scotland's innings ended. Scotland made 170 for 7 wickets. Now Nepal has set a target of 171 runs to win. Nandan took 2 wickets for 34 runs in his 4 overs.

 

 

Nepal has been given a target of 171 runs to win.

(08:48 PM)

Sompal has bowled the 19th over. Bruce is bowled after scoring 5 runs. Thus, Sompal has also completed his 4 overs. He took 3 wickets for 25 runs. Scotland has scored 158 runs for 6 wickets.

 

Sompal took 3 wickets

(08:41 PM)

Nandan bowled the 18th over. The score is 153 for 5. Matthew Cross is out for 4, he is bowled. Bruce is at the crease for 5 and Michael Leask is playing for 0.

(08:35 PM)

Kushal is back in the attack. He has completed his four overs. He has conceded 37 runs. Werrington's catch is missed, by Lokesh Bam. But it was a tough catch. The score is 145 for 4. Rohit and Gulshan clashed on the boundary line while fielding. Both are slightly injured. The physio has treated both. They saved a possible four. Werrington was caught out on the last ball. The catch was taken by Sandeep Jora.

(08:27 PM)

Sompal performed aggressively, took 2 wickets in one over

Sompal bowled Michael Jones, who was playing for Scotland and was on 71, in 15.2 overs. Similarly, he also cut and bowled Brandon McMullen in 15.4 overs. 

Jones scored 71 runs in 45 balls. He was clean bowled. This is a big relief for Nepal. Richie Barrington has come in as the new batter. Sompal then dismissed McMullen for 25 runs. He was cut and bowled. Thus, Sompal took two wickets in one over. Sompal has bowled 2 wickets in 3 overs. The score is 134 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.

Sompal performed aggressively, took 2 wickets in one over

(08:22 PM)

Scotland's score at the end of 15 overs is 131/1.

Kushal bowls the 15th over. Scotland have set the stage for a big score. Gulshan fields poorly in an attempt to take McMullen's catch and it turns into a four.

Jones also hits a six. The score is 131 for one. The 50-run partnership for the second wicket is complete.

(08:16 PM)

In the 14th over of Nandan, Sandeep Jora dropped McMullen's catch. He got life for 15 runs. The score remained, 118 runs for the loss of one wicket. Jones is playing on 64 and McMullen is playing on 18 runs.

(08:11 PM)

Kushal completed the 13th over. Jones hit another four. The score is 110 runs for the loss of one wicket.

(08:06 PM)

McCullum hits a six off Sandeep's delivery.

Sandeep bowled the 12th over from the press box end. Brandon McMullen hit a six. Similarly, Jones hit a four. A four went by. The score is 101 runs for one wicket. Jones is playing on 56 and McMullen is playing on 11 runs. Thus, Scotland's hundred runs are complete.

McCullum hits a six off Sandeep's delivery.
तस्बिर : अंगद ढकाल/कान्तिपुर

(08:02 PM)

Scotland's score at the end of 11 overs is 84/1.

Kushal Bhurtel has come into the attack. Scotland's 11 overs are over. Brendon McCullum has come in as the new batsman. The score is 84 runs for the loss of one wicket.

Scotland's score at the end of 11 overs is 84/1.
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(07:59 PM)

Nepal has taken its first wicket at the end of 10 overs. Nepal captain Rohit took the wicket of George Munsey on the last ball of the 10th over. Munsey was dismissed after scoring 27 runs. Munsey was caught out by Sandeep Jora. Earlier, Jones had completed his half-century in 31 balls.

Rohit takes Munshi's wicket

(07:55 PM)

Sandeep has completed his second over, in which Munshi hits a four. The score at the end of 9 overs is 74 runs without loss of wickets. Jones is playing on 48 and Munshi is playing on 23 runs.

 

Scotland's score is 74/0 after 9 overs.

(07:52 PM)

Captain Rohit Poudel is now in the attack. The eighth over is over and Nepal is still struggling to get the first wicket. Jones has hit a four. Jones is playing on 47 and Munshi is playing on 17 runs. The score is 67 runs without a wicket.

Nepal in a struggle for wickets

(07:48 PM)

Jones hits a six off Sandeep's first ball.

Leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane bowled the first over after the power play. Jones came on the front foot and hit a six on the first ball. The score was 61 runs without a wicket.

(07:43 PM)

Scotland's score in the powerplay is 52/0.

Dipendra's third over is over. Munshi has hit a boundary. 50 runs have been completed in 5.2 overs. At the end of this over, Scotland have scored 52 runs for no wickets.

Munshi is playing on 15 and Jones is playing on 34 runs. Thus, the powerplay game is over and Scotland has managed to get off to a great start. Scotland has an opportunity to score a big score.

Scotland's score in the powerplay is 52/0.

(07:38 PM)

Scotland's score at the end of the fifth over is 42/0.

Sompal Kami has come into the bowling for Nepal in the fifth over. Sompal, who had conceded 4 runs in the first ball, has now conceded 10 runs in this over. Earlier, he had conceded 8 runs in the first over. And Scotland's score is 46/0

(07:35 PM)

Nandan Yadav, who came to bowl the fourth over for Nepal, has given away 11 runs. Nandan, on the other hand, has bowled his first over. 

Scotland has indicated that they will make a strong start. Jones has hit Nandan for two boundaries. In this way, Scotland's score is 36 runs without a wicket. Jones is playing on 24 and Munshi is playing on 9 runs.

Nandan gave away 11 runs in one over.

(07:32 PM)

Dipendra has completed his second over. Jones has also hit a four and a six. Scotland's score is 25 for no loss.

 

(07:26 PM)

Scotland's score at the end of 2 overs is 14/0.

Sompal Kami has come in with the second over. He has started bowling from the media box end. Scotland's score is 14 for no loss. Munsey has hit his second four. Munsey is playing for Ireland with 9 and Michael Jones 3.

 

(07:21 PM)

Dipendra Singh Airi has started the bowling for Nepal. Thus, Nepal has started the attack with spin. 6 runs have been scored in his first over. For Scotland, opener George Munsey has hit a four.

(07:12 PM)

Players from both teams have entered the field. The national anthems of both teams have been played. There are huge flags of both countries on the field. Nepal has won the toss and invited Scotland to bat first, and the match will begin in a few moments at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Players from both teams on the field
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(06:53 PM)

Nepal has won the toss for the first time in the Twenty20 World Cup 2026. It will bowl first in the match against Scotland.

The Nepali team is as follows, Kushal Bhurtel, Afish Sheikh, Rohit Poudel (captain), Dipendra Singh Airi, Arif Sheikh, Sandeep Jora, Lokash Bam, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav and Sandeep Lamichhane .

Jora is playing his first Twenty20 World Cup. He has replaced Karan KC.

Nepal to bowl first against Scotland
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

(05:30 PM)

Nepali players have started their warm-up. Head coach Stuart Law and his assistants are discussing the situation in the middle of the field. Nepali fans have also started entering the stadium.

Nepali players in warm-up
तस्बिर : हेमन्त श्रेष्ठ/कान्तिपुर

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