Scotland defeated Nepal and the United States by 2 runs each in their first two matches.
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Nepal will face Scotland on Monday in the Cricket World Cup League 2. Both teams are playing their third match in the series. Scotland had defeated Nepal and the USA by 2 runs each in their first two matches.
With these two victories, Scotland overtook the USA to move to the top of League 2. Defending champions Scotland have collected 38 points from 30 matches and the team now has 6 matches to play. A team is allowed to play 36 matches in League 2.
The USA is in second place with 36 points from 26 matches. Nepal is in seventh place in the eight-nation tournament with 20 points from 26 matches. The top four teams in League 2 will advance directly to the World Cup qualifiers. If Nepal defeats Scotland, they will move up to fifth place, overtaking Canada and Namibia.
Nepal defeated the United States by nine wickets on Thursday after Dipendra Singh Airi took four wickets and Kushal Bhurtel and Asif Sheikh shared a 145-run partnership for the first wicket. Kushal's unbeaten 120 helped Nepal beat the United States for the first time in the 2024-27 League 2 circle.
Nepal and Scotland have faced each other 2-2 in the 2024-27 League 2, winning 2-2 while one match was abandoned due to rain.
