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

Nandan Yadav to Brandon McMullen, Off pace again, pretty full, Brandon McMullen looks to swing it to the leg side but his one hand comes off the bat, owing to playing early. The shot is skewed to deep mid-wicket but does not carry to the fielder. A run taken.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, Pace off, on a length, around off, Michael Jones looks to pull but misses and is hit on the body. The ball dribbles to the leg side and the batters take a leg bye.

Nandan Yadav to Brandon McMullen, Length ball outside the off stump. Pushed off the back foot to mid on for a quick single. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but McMullen is well in.

Nandan Yadav to Brandon McMullen, WIDE! Short, too straight down leg, Brandon McMullen is beaten on the pull shot. Wide called.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, Short and angled down leg, Michael shuffles to the leg side and guides it to deep backward point for a single.

Taken? Dropped? Checking. Nepal are celebrating. Yes, and the replays show that the chance has been grassed.

Nandan Yadav to Brandon McMullen, DROPPED! Nepal's celebrations are cut short! A slower full ball and around the off stump line, McMullen walks down a couple of steps, tries to loft it downtown, but does not properly get under the ball and skies it off the toe end of the bat. The ball hangs up for a lifetime between long off and long on. Sundeep Jora runs under it from the former position, tries to settle himself and the ball seems to have grassed as he takes a tumble on the ground while trying to catch it. Going by his own expressions, he isn't quite sure whether he took it cleanly or not. But the Nepalese players are celebrating. However, the on-field umpires converge and send it upstairs. The replay rolls in and shows that the ball bursts through his hands and hits his thighs and rolls on the grass before he gathers it back. So McMullen is safe and gets a single as the batters cross.

Message for the batters. The tweflth man for Scotland has run into the middle, with a message for the two batters. Time for acceleration? Meanwhile, Nepal bring back Nandan Yadav. 1-0-10-0 so far.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, FOUR! Shot of authority! Full, outside off, Michael Jones gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary!

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Floated, outside off, McMullen reaches out and drives it through the covers for a run.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, A googly, around off, coming in, Brandon McMullen drives it through the covers. The batters take the single and turn back for the second on the throw. It comes in at the bowler's end and Bhurtel whips the bails off, appealing for the run out. The umpires have a look at the smart replay, not needing to go to the third umpire and make their decision. McMullen is well in.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, Much shorter than the previous ball, outside off, Jones backs away and laces it to long off for a single.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, He advances down the track and punches this length ball straight to the cover fielder.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Full and outside off, Brandon McMullen commits on the front foot and drives it to the left of the bowler. Kushal Bhurtel flings himself to that direction from the followthrough, extends his left hand out but the ball is far from his reach. It rolls down to long off for one.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, FOUR BYES! Everything going Scotland's way! Another wrong 'un, pitched outside off, spinning in, Jones looks to pull, but misses. The ball misses the leg stump and beats the keeper too, who is blinded to his left, racing to the fine leg fence! 17 from the over, 100 UP FOR SCOTLAND! 8 overs left.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, FOUR! Well, how has he hit that? Short, around off, the googly, Michael Jones rocks back and looks to hit it straight back. Mishits it, but somehow, gets it over the bowler for a boundary down the ground!

Sandeep Lamichhane to Brandon McMullen, Full and outside off, spinning away, Brandon McMullen leans and pushes it towards point for a quick single.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Brandon McMullen, Around leg, on a good length, a googly by the looks of it. Brandon plays off the back foot and eases it to deep mid-wicket for a couple more.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Brandon McMullen, SIX! BANG! Very full and wide outside off. Brandon McMullen goes down on a knee, and with his big reach in front, he slogs the ball over wide long on for a cracking six.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Brandon McMullen, Skids through on a length, on middle and leg. Brandon McMullen stays put and bunts it back to Sandeep.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, On middle and off, worked behind square leg for a run.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Landed outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, Landed outside off, a touch short, Michael Jones punches it past a diving cover, to his right, for a single, as long off mops it up to his left.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Bhurtel pulls the length back by a yard or so, on middle, Brandon McMullen nudges it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Flatter and quicker, full and on the stumps, Brandon pushes it to the bowler. Kushal collects the ball with his left hand in the followthrough.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, Banged short, on off, Michael slaps it off the back foot to long off for a single.

Finally, at the halfway mark, Nepal strike. Brandon McMullen walks in next, at number 3, replacing George Munsey. Kushal Bhurtel will take the ball in his hand too.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, OUT! CAUGHT! The opening partnership is broken at last! Excellent bowling by Paudel. He spots Munsey come down the track and fires it a bit wider and pretty fuller outside off. Munsey is already out of his crease and has to reach out. Manages to get to the ball on the full, but can barely time it. The ball goes in the air towards long off, where Sundeep Jora makes no mistake. Not the best of innings for Munsey. In fact, not the best of World Cups either. SCOTLAND ARE 80/1 AFTER 10 OVERS!

Rohit Paudel to Michael Jones, 50 FOR MICHAEL JONES! The on-air commentators inform us that it is the third fastest for Scotland at a T20 World Cup. It has come in just 31 balls. Gets there with a gentle nudge through mid-wicket for a single.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Around middle and off, Munsey goes for another reverse. Toe-ends it again, to the right of the bowler, for a single.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Tossed up full and outside off. Munsey gets down on a knee and sweeps it to the right of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 

Rohit Paudel to Michael Jones, Paudel drags the length back, on a length, Michael Jones rocks back and tucks it through mid-wicket. They run the first one hard, and think for the second, but Dipendra Singh Airee is quick to run in off the ropes and prevent the second run.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Seeing Munsey shuffle outside leg, Paudel darts it too full and outside leg. George drills it to long on for a single.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Full, around off, Michael reaches out and stabs it to the off side. Good finish to the over by Lamichhane after going for 6 runs in his first three balls.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Landed outside off, the googly, pushed to the off side.

Sandeep Lamichhane to George Munsey, Around off, George Munsey pushes it through the covers for a single.

Sandeep Lamichhane to George Munsey, FOUR! Cleverly played! Not that full by Sandeep, on middle, George Munsey is quick to change his stance and reverse sweeps it over backward point for a boundary.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Slower through the air, full and on off, Michael Jones carves it to cover, but Dipendra Singh Airee dives to his right, half stops and parries the ball to the mid off region. Chases the ball himself as there is nobody stationed there. One taken.

Sandeep Lamichhane to George Munsey, A flighted leg break, full and on middle, spinning in. Munsey dinks it to cover and rushes through for a single.

Rohit Paudel to Michael Jones, DROPPED, FOUR! An opportunity goes abegging. Full, around off, Michael Jones hammers this back past the bowler. Paudel is a bit late to react to his right and the ball bursts through his hands, to the fence behind at long on.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Around middle, Munsey comes down the track and works it through mid on for a single.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Full, around middle and leg, George Munsey looks to play the reverse sweep but toe-ends it towards cover.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Much fuller, on off, Munsey pushes it to the off side. Rohit dives to his right, but does not cut it off, and it is stopped by the mid off fielder.

Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, Well bowled! Munsey shuffles across the pitch before the ball is delivered. Paudel spots that and fires one into the stumps, keeping the length fuller. George Munsey defends it down.

Rohit Paudel to Michael Jones, Too full and on leg. Jones clips it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

The skipper takes the responsibility on his shoulders now. Here's Rohit Paudel.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Outside off, eased through mid off for one more.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Outside off, thrown up a bit, Michael Jones looks to drive but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.

Sandeep Lamichhane to George Munsey, Full, around off, George Munsey drives this through the covers for a single. The stand moves to 60 (40).

Sandeep Lamichhane to George Munsey, A googly on a fuller length, pushed back at the bowler.