Nepal Vs Scotland Match Goes Down The Wire! Fans Invade Stadium
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Nepal's thrilling one-wicket victory over Scotland in the Cricket World Cup League 2 was a thriller of a win.
Nepal's thrilling and heart-stopping victory over Scotland gave the Cricket World Cup League 2 a massive boost, as the visitors stunned the hosts to clinch a one-wicket win, as both teams pushed for a spot in the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be played in South Africa.
Needing a single off the last legal ball, a leg-side wide was ruled off the bowling of spinner Mark Watt, sparking a pitch invasion from Nepal fans in Dundee. Watch the video here:
The successful chase of 297 is Nepal's highest in their ODI history, and the win against Scotland moves them off the bottom of the League 2 table.
Put in to bat first, the hosts lost George Munsey in the third over before Charlie Tear and Brendon McMullen added 61 runs for the second wicket.
After the latter was dismissed by Sompal Kami in the 12th over, Tear and skipper Richie Berrington added 79 runs for the third wicket.
Scotland were soon reduced to 159/4, before Finlay McCreath and wicketkeeper Matthew Cross added 78 runs for the fifth wicket.
After the latter was dismissed by Sandeep Lamichhane in the 43rd over, McCreath and Michael Leask added 44 runs for the sixth wicket. No more partnerships ensued after that, and Scotland posted a respectable 296.
In the chase, Nepal's Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh added 72 runs for the opening stand. After being reduced to 78/2 in the 13th over, Bhim Sarki and skipper Rohit Paudel built a match-winning 74-run partnership for the third wicket.
Nepal then found themselves at 192/7 in the 39th over, before Gulsan Jha and Karan KC added 60 runs for the eighth wicket. Walking out at No. 9, the latter smacked 65* from 41 deliveries, including four sixes.
After Gulsan was dismissed in the 46th over, Karan and Lamichhane built a 38-run partnership for the ninth wicket.
After Lamichhane was dismissed on the first ball of the final over, Karan and Rijan Dhakal took Nepal over the line.
The latter managed to move off strike, leaving Karan with the task of needing five off the last three deliveries. Karan then smacked two twos before Watt's second wide confirmed the win against Scotland.
A pitch invasion ensued as the Nepal cricketers were all over Karan, the all-round hero of the victory over Scotland.
The tri-series continues on June 4 with Nepal facing the Netherlands at the same venue.
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June 03, 2025, 09:57 IST
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