Scotland, who elected to bat after losing the toss at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur, scored 321 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in a match shortened to 47 overs.
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Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen and Matthew Cross scored half-centuries as Scotland set a target of 322 runs for the United States in the Cricket World Cup League 2 on Thursday.
Scotland, who came to bat after losing the toss at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur, scored 321 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in a shortened match of 47 overs.
Despite the hero of the previous match, George Munshi, who was dismissed for 20 runs in 26 balls with 2 fours and 1 six, Scotland's aggressive batting continued. McMullen scored 55 runs in 40 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Richie Barrington was dismissed for 10 runs.
Opener McCreath scored 77 runs in 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. Mark Watt 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 Natravalkar took 2 wickets each for 44 runs in 9 overs and Jasdeep Singh took 77 runs in 10 overs. Milind Kumar and Shubham Ranjan took 1 wicket each.
The match was reduced to 47-47 overs after an hour delay of 10.30 am due to a wet pitch. Scotland defeated Nepal by 2 runs in their first match on Thursday. Scotland has fielded another fast bowler, Safian Sharif, in place of Jack Jarvis from that team.
This is the first time that the US is playing in Nepal's League 2 series. Both teams have the same 36 points. The US is at the top due to its good run rate, while Scotland is at the second place. The US has played only 24 matches compared to Scotland's 29 matches.
The US is playing under the coaching of former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake. The US has won 7 of the last 8 matches in League 2, while one match with Oman was a 'tie'.
