The United States, playing without their regular captain Monank Patel due to a finger injury, defeated Scotland by six wickets at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur on Wednesday.
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The United States has regained the top spot in the Cricket World Cup League 2. The United States, playing without their regular captain Monank Patel due to a finger injury, defeated Scotland by 6 wickets at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Wednesday.
The result moved the United States ahead of Scotland to the top spot. The United States has 38 points from 27 matches and Scotland has 38 points from 32 matches, but the United States is at the top based on a better net run rate.
The eight-nation League 2, which will start in 2024 and end in 2026, is scheduled to feature one team playing 36 matches. Defending champions Scotland had defeated the United States by 2 runs in the previous match to move to the top spot.
The United States, on the other hand, won its first win in Kirtipur after 7 matches. The United States had been defeated by Scotland and Nepal in the previous two matches of the series. In the last round of League 2 in 2020, the US lost 2-2 to Nepal and Oman in Kirtipur.
The last time the US visited Nepal, Saurabh Netravalkar was the captain of the team. After his experienced bowling, the US dominated the match against Scotland from the start.
After Rushi Ugarkar dismissed Phil McReith for 4, the 34-year-old left-arm fast bowler Netravalkar took 3 wickets in a short time. He dismissed George Munsey for 19 runs and did not allow captain Richie Barrington and Michael English to open their accounts.
Scotland reached 61-5 in the 15th over after Brandon McMullen hit 4 fours and 1 six in 34 balls. Matthew Cross and Mark Watt then put on a 42-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Cross was dismissed by Harmeet Singh for 20 runs.
Then Ugarkar dismissed Michael Lisk for 2 and Oliver Davison for 9. The last player to be dismissed was Wat. Before being dismissed by Ugarkar, he scored a top score of 66 off 85 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Ugarkar took 4 wickets. In the process, he gave away 48 runs in 8.3 overs. Player of the Match Netrabhalkar took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 9 overs, including 2 maidens. Shubham Ranjan took 2 wickets for 21 runs in 7 overs.
America was very lucky as opener Smith Patel got life twice. His catch was missed on the first ball of the innings. His next catch was missed when he was on 17 runs. Both times, the unlucky bowler was McMullen. Patel and fellow opener Sayan Jahangir scored 37 runs each, helping the US chase the target in 27.1 overs.
Patel hit 5 fours and 1 six off 52 balls, while Jahangir hit 5 fours and 2 sixes off 34 balls. Sehan Jayasuriya was run out for 19 runs. Captain Sayteja Mukamulla scored 35 runs off 35 balls, hitting 1 four and 2 sixes.
Milind Kumar remained unbeaten on 24 runs off 16 balls, hitting 2 fours and 1 six, and Ranjan remained unbeaten on 11 runs off 6 balls, hitting 2 fours. Scotland's Jack Jarvis, Davidson and Lisk took 1 wicket each. The US will play Nepal in the final match of the series on Friday.
