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.
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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'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.











