The match between the United States and Scotland to be held at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday will show the potential winner of the tournament after two years.
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The new cycle of Cricket World Cup League 2 has started from 2024. The match between USA and Scotland to be held at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday will show the picture of the possible winner after two years of the tournament.
Both teams have the same 36 points. USA is at the top due to a good run rate, while Scotland is in second place. USA has played only 24 games compared to Scotland's 29 games. If USA wants to maintain its top position, Scotland is in the running to defend the League 2 title.
This is the first time that USA is playing in this League 2 series in Nepal. If the USA gets a favorable result in the 4 matches played in Nepal, there is a strong possibility of becoming the winner of League 2. Scotland defeated Nepal by 2 runs on Tuesday and tied with USA on points. George Munsey scored 75 runs with the ball and Brad Curry took 3 wickets with a quick bowling to give Scotland their first win over Nepal in Kirtipur.
Scotland lost both matches to Nepal when they last visited Kathmandu in 2023. But Scotland defeated Namibia in both matches to become the winner of League 2 on Nepali soil. This is the first time the US has visited Nepal since 2020. The last time the US visited Kathmandu, they lost 2-2 to Nepal and Oman. In that match against Nepal, the team was all out for 35 runs, which was the lowest score in an ODI.
But since former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake took charge of the team, the US has changed and has been winning consistently. He has been saying that playing in Nepal is the most difficult. Scotland's fast bowler Curry, after winning the match against Nepal, was saying about the match against the USA, 'America is a very good team, they have played very well to get to this position. But we are looking at the top four now.'
The USA has won 7 of the last 8 matches in League 2 and one match against Oman was a 'tie'. Milind Kumar has scored 1,016 runs for the USA in the League 2 tour, while Saitza Mukamalla has scored 874 runs in 20 matches and captain Monank Patel has scored 842 runs in 24 matches. Former captain Saurabh Netrabhalkar has taken 35 wickets in 19 matches.
The USA has won 18 of the 24 matches and lost 6. Two of those losses were against Scotland in Dallas. Two years ago, Scotland won the first match of the League 2 series by 317 runs, and then bowled out the United States for 144 runs in the second match to secure a 10-wicket victory.
