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

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, Full and outside off, Michael Jones leans on and drives it to deep cover for a run.

Sandeep Lamichhane to Michael Jones, SIX! Welcome to the attack, mate! Sandeep goes for a full ball, around off, but Michael Jones advances down the track and converts it into a full toss, and pumps it over long off for a biggie.

DRINKS BREAK. Where was this batting all this while? Amazing how teams play when there is nothing to lose. Scotland have been pretty flawless so far, not playing any shot in anger. Yet they are going at roughly 9 an over, playing the ball as late as possible. Nepal have not bowled badly, but their lack of pace is being worked with nicely by their opposition. Need to find a way to keep the stumps in play. Here comes their champion, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Full and sliding on the leg stump, drilled away to mid on. Scotland end their Powerplay at 52/0.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, On a length, on the leg stump, at 98.2 kph. Michael Jones nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Full and on off, George drives it to long off for a single.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Full and quick, outside off, George Munsey again tries the reverse, but fails to connect. The keeper whips the bails off in a flash, but Munsey never left the crease.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, FOUR! Shot! The arm ball, on a length, on the stumps. Munsey backs away and flat-bats it down the ground, beating the dive of mid on to his right for a boundary. 50 UP FOR SCOTLAND!

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Pushed through flatter, and just down leg, George Munsey tries the reverse paddle/scoop, but misses.

Final over of the Powerplay. Scotland have picked up the pace here.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, FOUR! Another lovely shot. On a length, outside off, once again, Michael Jones goes back in his crease, waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it behind point for a boundary! Moves to 33 (19). 10 from the over, 32 in the last 3!

Sompal Kami to George Munsey, On a length, from around the wicket, coming in, George Munsey tucks it through square leg for a run.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, On a length, outside off, steered past short third for a single this time.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, Dropped short, outside off, Michael pulls it through mid-wicket but cannot find the gap.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, Fuller, around off, Jones defends.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, FOUR! Lovely batting. Michael Jones is looking in terrific touch this evening. On a length, outside off, Jones goes back, waits for the ball to come and then opens the face of the bat, guiding the ball pretty late, to the left of backward point for a boundary. 4th boundary in the last 9 balls!

Will Airee bowl a third on the trot? Nope. Sompal Kami gets a change of ends. 1-0-7-0 so far.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, On a good length, on off, 133.3 kph, Michael Jones hangs back and tucks it across to the right of mid on for a single. 11 runs from the over. 22 from the last 2.

Nandan Yadav to George Munsey, Pitched outside leg, on a fractionally fuller length, aimed at the pads. George Munsey crouches a bit, tries to whip it over square leg, but misses. The ball is deflected off the pads and trickles into the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Nandan Yadav to George Munsey, A slight inswing, full and around off, George plays off the front foot and blocks it to cover.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, Short in length, on top of off. Jones jumps out of the crease and whacks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, FOUR! Into the gap again! Too much width on offer, outside off, on a back of a length. Jones lets the ball arrive and knocks it crisply past backward point and picks up another boundary.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, FOUR! Top shot! However, there is a slight hold on the surface it seems. On a hard length, nipping back in a touch, outside off. Jones presses back and nails the back foot punch through the cover-point gap for a boundary.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, Landed around off, worked through mid-wicket for a run. 11 from the over.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, SIX! HAMMERED! Flatter, outside off, gets under the ball and swings it cleanly over mid off, going over the ropes as well! The first six of the night.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, Full and straight again, MJ can only push it back once more.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, Better line. Skidding on, absolutely straight, on middle stump. Michael bunts it back to the bowler.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, FOUR! Jones gets his first boundary now. Full and wide outside off, Jones throws his bat at it, but the ball drifts away a touch. So the batter skews his shot but has enough on it to get the ball over cover for a boundary.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, Short, around off, 100.9 kph, Michael Jones defends it back to the bowler.

Sompal Kami to George Munsey, Around the wicket again. Slams the deck hard, does Kami, on top of off, George Munsey stands tall and bunts it down the pitch.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, Slightly fuller and angled at the pads, Michael Jones uses his wrists to flick this through square leg for a single.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, WIDE! Over the stumps, a bit too straight, down leg, full, Jones misses the flick. Wide called.

Sompal Kami to George Munsey, Kami uses the wider angle from around the stumps. On a good length, slanting into the batter. George tries to nudge it around the corner, but misses. The ball thumps the front thigh pad and rolls in front of point. They cross for a leg bye.

Sompal Kami to George Munsey, FOUR! Up and over! Not exactly from the middle of the blade, but Munsey manages to slice this full ball over the cover fielder for a boundary.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, On a back of a length, on middle, Jones skips out of the crease and knocks it in front of mid off for a quick run.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, Swings away from middle, on a fuller length. Jones presses in front and blocks it solidly back to the bowler.

A quiet opening over, one would say. Sompal Kami it shall be, to share the new ball.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Full and outside off, GM looks to sweep but misses. An uneventful opening over.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, The arm ball, around middle and off, pretty flat, George pushes it back to the bowler.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, FOUR! We have the first boundary of the night. Airee fires this at 101.7 kph, but it is down the leg side. George Munsey gets well across and sweeps it pretty fine to find the fence.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, Full and around off, Munsey comes forward to defend it towards cover.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Michael Jones, Shorter in length, around off, 95.7 kph, Michael Jones pushes this down to long on for a run.

Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, On a length, outside off, coming in, George Munsey punches it through point for a single to set things rolling.

A bit of a delay though. There is some issue with the lights above the hospitality box which seem to be blinking. Munsey is not happy and wants it sorted. So we wait. Finally, we are all set.

Ready to play! The national anthems have been sung and we ready for the game to begin. The Nepal players get into a huddle and then disperse. Out walk the two Scottish openers - Michael Jones and George Munsey. Not surprisingly, it will be spin to kick things off. Dipendra Singh Airee it is. Munsey to face. Here we go!

National anthems - The match officials and the players make their way out for the national anthems of the two teams. It will be the anthem of Nepal that will be played first, followed by that of Scotland.

PITCH REPORT - Two English stalwarts are doing the pitch analysis for tonight's match. First up, is Michael Atherton, who says that it is actually quite pleasant at the Wankhede today, with the temperature being a bit cooler than the afternoon. On the ground dimensions, Athers says that it is 74 metres down the ground, but there is a bit of a bias on the sides, reading 68 and 61. Opines that because of the short size of the boundaries at the square, the dimensions and the lengths will definitely play a role in terms of strategy. Nick Knight now comes over to inspect the deck. Reckons that he doesn't think that is a bad toss to lose. Finds quite a few bare pitches. Knight adds that from what he saw 10 days ago, which looked like a belter, this one looks a lot different. Feels that there will be something in it for the slower bowlers. Calls it a typical sub-continental wicket, with the cutters and pace-off deliveries expected to work. Ends by saying that if the dew does come in, only then could it become a good toss to win.

Spin is one of my strengths - The skipper of Scotland, RICHIE BERRINGTON, says that they were probably looking to bowl first as well. However, he adds that it looks a good pitch and should stay the same throughout the match. Further says that irrespective of the toss, whatever they have got to do, have to do well. On the factors for improvement in this match, Berrington does not delve into the details, vaguely stating that from their performances, there are a couple of areas where Scotland can improve and need to work on that. On the team news, Richie informs that they are going in with the same team. Nick Knight then informs Berrington that he has played spin better than anyone else in this edition, with a strike rate of 202! To this, the skipper replies that spin is one of his strengths and feels grateful that it has come up good so far. Is quick to add that spin is one of Nepal's strengths and the Scots have got to handle that aspect well.

Finally, won a toss! The captain of Nepal, ROHIT PAUDEL, is happy on finally winning a toss in this edition of the World Cup. On being asked about their experience of playing in these conditions against West Indies earlier, Paudel replies by saying that for the first 4-5 overs, batting is difficult, but adds that whoever bats well, can capitalize later. Stresses that as a bowling unit, Nepal need to make the most of those 5 overs. On being asked as to what are the key areas where they aim to get better today, Rohit says that if we see collectively in this tournament, Nepal batted really well in their first game but did not bat as well as their expectations in the next couple of matches. So he hopes to put on a good batting show in this match. On the team news, Rohit informs that they have got one change, with Sundeep Jora coming in for Karan KC.

Nepal (Playing XI) - Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (WK), Rohit Paudel (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora (IN FOR KARAN KC), Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav and Sandeep Lamichhane.