- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.6 miscued to long-off! The Reverse-Sweep Demon is slayed. Munsey had struggled to get going and picks out the man back. Was a full toss that came off the toe of the bat and ended up being taken a long way in from the rope. Nepal have the breakthrough, but Scotland have the platform 80/115.2 round the wicket, into the stumps! A change of angle and the end of a mighty knock! It's an excellent slower ball, leg-sided knuckleball, Jones wipes into another launch over the leg side, is nowhere near it with his timing, and his leg bail takes a walk! 132/215.4 one-handed stunner! That's incredible from Sompal, and the ball itself wasn't half bad! Another devious looping slow yorker, McMullen plays all round the lack of pace, pings a high return chance off a leading edge, and Sompal simply ninja-ed his right hand up above his head, and plucked down the catch, like a chameleon catching a fly! 133/316.6 flogged from back of a length, Jora clings onto this one! Flat and hard from Berrington, the fielder steadied himself and swallowed it in his midriff. Another timely wicket! 145/418.4 stunning bowling! He's down on the pitch, cross-legged and meditating in celebration after that magnificent back-of-the-hand slower ball! Bruce had no answer to that, a doodlebug of a yorker, pace off, drifting silently into his blockhole via a thin flick off the pad as he attempted four shots and missed them all! 156/617.3 Leg-stump yorker, bowled on the sweep! Cross steps across to off, exposes his stumps, the ball tails in a fraction to beat his ambitions. This innings is slipping away now 150/519.4 bouncer, follows the batter, gets the snick! Well, it looked like he did, but the umpire shook his head. Nepal review. Leask backed away and swung across the line... it all looked fairly regulation to the naked eye. The ball is clearly close to the bat on the replay, and yes, a palpable edge! 162/7Extras13 (b 4, lb 6, w 3)TOTAL170/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.5)Fall of wickets: 1-80 (George Munsey, 9.6 ov), 2-132 (Michael Jones, 15.2 ov), 3-133 (Brandon McMullen, 15.4 ov), 4-145 (Richie Berrington, 16.6 ov), 5-150 (Matthew Cross, 17.3 ov), 6-156 (Tom Bruce, 18.4 ov), 7-162 (Michael Leask, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DS Airee 3 0 23 0 7.66 9 3 1 0 0 Sompal Kami 4 0 25 3 6.25 10 3 0 1 0 NK Yadav 4 0 34 2 8.5 8 3 1 2 0 S Lamichhane 3 0 29 0 9.66 6 2 2 0 0 RK Paudel 2 0 12 1 6 4 1 0 0 0 K Bhurtel 4 0 37 1 9.25 5 2 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 round the wicket, fired down at 95kph, miscued on the sweep... and snagged! Well held by Bruce racing back from midwicket as the ball looped over his head. Bhurtel was going for the big hit again but only managed to scuff a top edge towards the ring. Leask Mode enabled. Scotland get the vital breakthrough in the 10th over 74/111.5 huge top-edge on the slog-sweep! Reward for Leask's awkward angle across the right-hander, he climbed into his sweep again, but the ball was always going across him... Wheal at backward point steadies himself and clings on, just about, as the ball plops out of the night sky 87/213.2 Leask in the wickets again! What a stunning spell this is turning into! Round the wicket, that angle and extra bounce, angled from leg to off, is causing havoc for the right-handers. Paudel climbs into a slog-sweep, can't prevent the top-edge, and Jones at deep backward square is the latest safe pair of Scottish hands on show! 98/3Extras5 (lb 3, w 2)TOTAL171/3 (19.2 Overs, RR: 8.84)Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Kushal Bhurtel, 9.1 ov), 2-87 (Aasif Sheikh, 11.5 ov), 3-98 (Rohit Paudel, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B McMullen 1 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 BJ Currie 4 0 33 0 8.25 10 2 2 1 0 MRJ Watt 3 0 35 0 11.66 3 1 3 0 0 BTJ Wheal 3.2 0 34 0 10.2 9 2 3 0 0 O Davidson 4 0 31 0 7.75 5 1 1 1 0 MA Leask 4 0 30 3 7.5 8 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Nepal , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
17 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Nepal 2, Scotland 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 0 wicket)
- Scotland: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (HG Munsey 14, MA Jones 33, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Scotland - 52/0 in 6.0 overs (HG Munsey 15, MA Jones 34)
- MA Jones: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Scotland: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 7
- Scotland: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (MA Jones 21, B McMullen 24, Ex 6)
- Scotland: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 9
- Over 19.4: Review by Nepal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batter - MA Leask (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Scotland - 170/7 in 20.0 overs (MRJ Watt 10, O Davidson 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 3.3: Review by Scotland (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batter - K Bhurtel (Struck down)
- Nepal: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (K Bhurtel 31, Aasif Sheikh 18, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Nepal - 56/0 in 6.0 overs (K Bhurtel 31, Aasif Sheikh 23)
- Drinks: Nepal - 98/3 in 13.2 overs (DS Airee 3)
- Nepal: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 3
- Nepal: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (DS Airee 40, Gulsan Jha 12, Ex 2)
- DS Airee: 50 off 23 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
Match Coverage
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Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |







