Scotland, who elected to bat after losing the toss, scored 321 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in a match that was shortened to 47 overs.
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Scotland defeated their nearest rivals USA by 2 runs on Thursday using the Duckworth-Lewis method to reach the top of the Cricket World Cup League 2. Scotland had also defeated Nepal by 2 runs in the first match.
Scotland, who came out to bat after losing the toss, scored 321 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in a shortened 47 overs. In reply, USA scored 160 runs in 26.4 overs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur when rain interrupted the match.
Then, USA was given a new target of 249 runs in 32 overs. USA could only score 246 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. When play was stopped, USA's Saitja Mukamalla scored 56 off 59 balls and Milind Kumar was at the crease on 4 runs. When play resumed, Milind was dismissed on the first ball he faced.
Mukamalla played a brilliant innings and brought USA close to victory. He hit 5 fours and 8 sixes off 75 balls. Shubham Ranjan was out for 16 off 9 balls, Jasdeep Singh for 4 runs. Harmeet Singh remained unbeaten on 6 off 1 ball and Mohammad Mohsin remained unbeaten on 8 off 3 balls.
Opener Sian Jahangir was out for 4 and captain Monank Patel for 12 runs. Another opener Smith Patel scored 72 runs. He hit 12 fours and 1 six off 56 balls. Sehan Jayasuriya was out for 9 runs off 13 balls. Scotland's Brad Curry, Mark Watt, Safyan Sharif and Oliver Davidson took 1 wicket each.
Before the match, both teams had 36 points each. After this result, Scotland has 38 points from 30 matches and America has 36 points from 25 matches. Scotland won the League 2 title on Nepali soil in 2023.
Earlier, Scotland had made the highest score in an ODI in Kirtipur with half-centuries from Finlay McCreary, Brandon McMullen and Matthew Cross. Earlier in 2023, UAE had scored 310 runs against Nepal. Despite the hero of the previous match, George Munshi, who was dismissed for 20 runs off 26 balls with 2 fours and 1 six, Scotland batted aggressively and made a big total.
McMullen scored 55 runs off 40 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Richie Barrington was dismissed for 10 runs. Opener McCreath scored 77 runs off 102 balls with 6 fours and 1 six. Michael English scored 32 runs off 35 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes and Cross scored 58 runs off 32 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
Wat scored 25 runs off 13 balls with 2 fours and 1 six and Michael Leask remained unbeaten on 28 runs off 12 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. The two shared an unbeaten partnership of 50 runs off 21 balls. For America, Saurabh Natra Bhalkar took 2 wickets each for 44 runs in 9 overs and Jasdeep Singh took 77 runs in 10 overs. Milind and Shubham Ranjan took 1 wicket each.
The match was shortened to 47 overs after an hour delay of 10.30 am due to a wet pitch.
