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Int'l Cricket Council
03-06-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Nepal's heart-stopping win gives CWC League 2 campaign life
Scotland v Nepal | Match Highlights | ICC Men's CWCL2 2023-27 A thriller in Scotland as another League 2 match goes down to the last ball! Scotland looked in control early even after losing the toss, with Charlie Tear's 80 and Finlay McCreath's 55, helping the hosts to 296 off their 50 overs. The hosts had Nepal on the canvas at 192/7 in the 39th over in spite of Kushal Bhurtel's 55, though it was Karan KC, having often stepped up in seemingly helpless situations, saving his country again. Walking out at No.9, Karan struck an unbeaten 65 from 41 balls, including four sixes. An over of 18 meant his side needed seven off the final over, though Karan lost No.10 Sandeep Lamichhane on the first ball off the final over, meaning he was joined by last man Rijan Dhakal. Karan KC sends Nepal fans into a frenzy | NED v NEP | T20WC 2024 Karan KC smashed a couple of lusty blows towards the end for Nepal against Netherlands. Dhakal managed to move off strike, leaving Karan with the task of needing five off the final three balls. Karan then hit a pair of twos before Watt's second wide of the confirmed the victory. Newshighlighed newsKaran KCICC CWC League 2, 2023-27
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
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.
