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 picture of 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 potential winner of the tournament after two years.
Both teams have 36 points. USA is at the top due to a good run rate, while Scotland is in second place. USA has played only 24 matches compared to Scotland's 29 matches. USA wants to maintain its top position, while 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 it gets a favorable result in the 4 matches played in Nepal, it has a strong chance of becoming the winner of America League 2. Scotland defeated Nepal by 2 runs on Tuesday to equal the points with USA. George Munsey scored 75 runs with the ball and Brad Curry took 3 wickets with a brilliant bowling, which helped Scotland achieve its first victory over Nepal in Kirtipur.
Scotland last visited Kathmandu in 2023 and lost both matches to Nepal. 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. After winning the match against Nepal, Scotland's fast bowler Curry was saying about the match against the US, 'The US 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 US has won 7 of the last 8 matches in League 2, while the one match against Oman was a 'tie'. Milind Kumar has scored 1,016 runs for the US in the League 2 tour, while Saitja 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 in the bowling department.
The US 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 in the League 2 series by scoring 317 runs, and in the second match, they bowled out the US for 144 runs to win by 10 wickets.
