02-06-2025
Nepal beat Scotland in final-ball thriller
Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v Nepal, ForthillScotland 296-7 (50 overs): Tear 80, McCreath 55; Dhakal 2-26Nepal 297-9 (49.5 overs): Karan 65*, Bhurtel 53; McMullen 3-42Nepal won by one wicketScorecard
Scotland suffered a surprise last-ball defeat by Nepal in a nailbiting World Cup League 2 one-day international in the home side's 296-7, Nepal's last pair levelled the scores with one ball of the final over to when left-arm spinner Mark Watt's delivery down the leg side was signalled as a wide to hand Nepal victory, it sparked a pitch invasion from passionate Nepal who sit second bottom of the eight-team qualifying section, had lost to a second-string Scotland A side in a warm-up match on Scotland asked to bat first, it looked like opener Charlie Tear's 80, with Finlay McCreath pitching in with 55, had set a healthy target for the Nepal opener Khushal Bhurtel scored 55, they slumped from 152-2 to 192-7 before all-rounder Karan KC, coming in at nine, did the damage with an unbeaten 65 from 41 balls, including four went into the final over on 290-8 after Karan had plundered 18 from the 49th, but George Munsey caught Sandeep Lamichhane off Watt's first a wide from Watt and a single from last man Rijan Dhakal left Karan on strike with five needed for victory from three hit two twos before Watt's second wide of the over sealed an unlikely looked like the fateful delivery may have come off Karan's pad, but any protests were to no avail as Nepal took the points against a Scotland side sitting fourth in the table and four places above the visitors in the world ODI tri-series continues on Wednesday at the same venue, with Nepal taking on the Netherlands.
