Scotland vs Nepal Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal beat Scotland by 7 wickets

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, On a length, drifting into the pads, nudged down to long on for a single.

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, Davidson uses the wider angle, full and outside off, Kushal Bhurtel leans forward and laces it past Richie Berrington at cover. The ball is mopped up by the long off fielder who sprints to his left to keep it down to a couple.

Oliver Davidson to Aasif Sheikh, An under-cutter, short and outside off, Aasif again cuts it away, but this time, a bit in front of square towards Leask at deep point. One run only.

Oliver Davidson to Aasif Sheikh, Quick and outside off, on a length. Sheikh cuts it to the vacant deep backward point. Michael Leask rushes across from deep cover and cuts it off. Two taken.

DRINKS BREAK. 30 runs in the last two overs has put Nepal in the driving seat. They are 56/0 at the end of the Powerplay. At the same time, Scotland were 52/0. There is not much difference between the two teams, but Scotland look a bit shaken off with whatever has happened in the last couple of overs. Nepal will aim to consolidate this surge, as the Scots look for their first breakthrough. Oliver Davidson is brought into the attack now, replacing Mark Watt.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, On the stumps, drilled wide of long on for a single.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, WIDE! Very full and just down leg, Aasif Sheikh goes for the sweep shot, but seems to have missed. The keeper fails to gather the ball cleanly to his left and gloves it to the square leg region. Currie is not happy with the decision of a wide, but they cannot review it. And hang on! The replay confirms that the ball actually grazed Aasif's glove before deflecting off the keeper's. So, this will go down as a dropped chance. A tough one, but a chance regardless.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, Tails back in late, on a good length, Aasif Sheikh blocks it back at the bowler.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, On middle, full, Aasif Sheikh whips it over mid-wicket. The connection is not clean as it is hit off the inner half. But Aasif clears the ring and they cross for two before the ball is mopped in the deep.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, Full and on the leg stump, Sheikh flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Brad Currie to Aasif Sheikh, Touch full and on leg, nipping in, Aasif flicks it wide of mid-wicket and they hare back for the second.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, 50 UP FOR NEPAL! On a back of a length, outside leg, Kushal Bhurtel presses in front to flick, but misses and the ball deflects off the thigh pad to short third. The keeper appeals for LBW, but the umpire walks away and the batters dash for a leg bye. The fielder throws it to the bowler's end, but misses his shy. A direct hit would have made things interesting.

Mark Watt to Aasif Sheikh, SIX! Into the stands again! Not that full by Mark, in front of the sticks. Aasif gets down on his knee and nails the slog sweep behind deep mid-wicket for the third six of the over. Watt has been taken to the cleaners here. 23 runs from the over.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Around off, on a length, dabbed to short third, where a slight fumble allows them a single.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Full and an in-angler, on middle. Bunted back to the bowler.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX! KABOOM! Watt is under serious pressure as the Wankhede erupts. Serves it up there, full and on leg. Kushal Bhurtel again gets his front leg out of the way, gets under it and pumps it over long on for a clean six.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX! Top shot! Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length. Kushal Bhurtel clears the front leg and launches it over deep mid-wicket. The ball lands on the cushions on the full and the replay confirms the same as well.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR! Loose and punished! With short fine leg in the ring, Watt errs in line as he drifts one down leg, full in length. Kushal Bhurtel gets low on his knee and sweeps it to the left of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Brad Wheal to Aasif Sheikh, SIX! MURDERED! Full, tailing down the leg side, Aasif Sheikh whips it nonchalantly over deep backward square leg! What a shot. Nepal need another 145 runs from 96 balls.

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, On middle and leg, helped behind square leg for a single.

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, Dug in short, around off, Kushal gets across to pull but misses.

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, SCOTLAND TAKE A REVIEW FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! A quick short ball, around off, nipping back in sharply. Bhurtel went for the pull but was beaten by the ball skidding through and bouncing less. Missed his shot and there was a noise as the ball went through to the keeper. Matthew Cross collected the ball and straightaway went up in an appeal. The umpire did not give it though. Berrington signals for the review but UltraEdge does not detect anything when the ball is near the bat. However, the spike comes up when the ball is near the bail! That ball, has actually hit the leg stump, but the bail has not been dislodged! Everyone is smiling as the review goes down for Scotland.

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, Full and down the leg side again, Kushal Bhurtel misses out, looking to heave it away. Gets hit on the pads.

Brad Wheal to Aasif Sheikh, Full and down the leg side, Aasif Sheikh clips it towards short fine leg for a single.

4th bowler in 4 overs. Brad Wheal to bowl now.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Good work by the fielder. On a length, outside off, KB punches it through the covers. The ball races away but long off races to his left and dives to get to the ball. Pushes it away and keeps the batters to a couple.

Mark Watt to Aasif Sheikh, Full and straight, around off and middle, 98.3 kph, Sheikh works it through mid-wicket and crosses over for another single.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Arrowed down the leg side, Bhurtel works it through square leg for one.

Mark Watt to Aasif Sheikh, Fired in, outside off, Aasif Sheikh comes down the track and bunts it towards cover for a run.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Full, outside off, Kushal Bhurtel gets down on a knee and looks to slog. Mistimes it to the right of mid on and gets a single.

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, Mark Watt has been given the ball now. Outside off, cut straight to point.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, Outside off, pushed towards cover for one. Entertaining over. A dropped catch and a six.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, On middle and off, KB works it towards short mid-wicket.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, On a length, outside off, keeper comes up, Kushal pushes but misses.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX! IMPERIOUS! That will get the crowd going. On a length, around middle and leg, Kushal Bhurtel walks down the track and swings it mightily over wide long on! First of the run chase. 

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, On middle and off, watchfully defended.

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, DROPPED! Almost similar to the one Sompal Kami took while bowling, as a mirror image. Full and around middle, Bhurtel hammers this straight back. The bowler sticks out his left hand but cannot take the catch. The ball deflects back and almost takes out umpire Ananthapadmanabhan, who has to take evasive action, falling down!

Good, tight start by Scotland. Brad Currie will share the new ball.

Brandon McMullen to Aasif Sheikh, QUICK WORK BY THE KEEPER! On a length, outside off, Aasif lunges to defend but misses. The keeper collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash, appealing for the stumping. But the umpire at square leg does not even react. Calmly walks across to the other end, for his turn of umpiring and when the keeper asks for a checkup upstairs, shakes his head, confident that Aasif was in.

Brandon McMullen to Aasif Sheikh, Full, down the leg side, Aasif Sheikh is early into his shot and flicks early. The ball lobs in the air but lands safe over the fielders running back. Two runs taken.

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a quick run.

Brandon McMullen to Aasif Sheikh, Full and around off, Aasif Sheikh works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, On middle and leg, Bhurtel works it behind square leg for a single.

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, On a length, outside off, Kushal Bhurtel pushes it towards point.

Welcome back for Nepal's response with the bat. Richie Berrington leads his troops out in middle as the Scottish players spread out to the field. Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel are the two Nepalese openers. Brandon McMullen to open the attack. Bhurtel to face. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

A big task ahead - Nepal kept Scotland in check, but their own batting frailties won't make this chase straightforward. It's largely been Paudel and Airee carrying Nepal's batting, but they'll aim for a fuller effort here against a handy Scottish spin unit including Leask and Watt. Nepal have chased once in this World Cup, against England, where they pushed the Brits to deep waters. Inspired by that, they would like to end their campaign on a high note. Please stay tuned for the run chase.

Up for a quick chat - Scotland's MICHAEL JONES, who made a fine 71 (45), the only batter to cross 30, comes up for a chat with Nick Knight. On being asked about the team score, Jones says that he thought initially that Scotland were on par for slightly more. However, he adds that in the second half, the conditions got tougher and believes that the score which they have got eventually, is a pretty decent one. Knight now asks about the pitch, to which, Michael replies that it was a very nice wicket to start with. Details that when there was pace on, it was nice to bat, but the moment pace was taken off, batting became a little bit tricky. Hopes that his bowlers use that in the second innings. On the lovely deception of pace by the Nepal bowlers, MJ admits that they used their change-ups really well. Cheekily adds that he is not sure how many pace on balls they bowled in the first place! Stresses that batting was really difficult and hopes that it continues to stay that way in the chase. On the loud din by the fans, Michael Jones calls it an unbelievable atmosphere. Ends by saying that Nepalese fans absolutely love their cricket and it is absolutely thrilling.

From control to crisis - Nepal found a way to slow things down for a brief spell, but it was Sompal Kami who truly flipped the momentum. Playing his first game of the tournament, he struck twice in the space of three balls, removing both Jones and Brandon McMullen. Suddenly, Scotland were forced into a rebuild. But acceleration suddenly turned into deceleration as from 132/1, Scotland slid to 162/7, with batters coming and going. Eventually, they ended with a middling score of 170 on a decent batting surface, with only one batter in double digits below the top four. And that too, when Watt struck a six to finish things off.

Calm start, rapid rise - George Munsey and Michael Jones kept it watchful in the early overs, just sizing things up. There was a bit of grip, a hint of movement with the new ball, but nothing alarming. Once set, they shifted gears smoothly. No fuss, no wild swings, just see ball hit ball. Despite the calm approach, they were ticking along at around nines an over. 52 without loss in the Powerplay and Scotland were perfectly placed. Jones brought up a fluent fifty, but Rohit Paudel took the responsibility by stepping up and broke the 80-run stand right at the halfway mark.