Nepal vs Scotland Scorecard ICC CWC League 2 2023-27: Nepal defeated Scotland by 5 wickets, Arif Sheikh scored a half-century; Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets

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Nepal National Cricket Team vs Scotland National Cricket Team Scorecard: The 39th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 was played on 29 October between Nepal national cricket team vs Scotland national cricket team at Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston. In this match, Nepal defeated Scotland by 5 wickets. With this, Nepal registered its second win in 10 matches in the tournament. Batting for Nepal, Arif Sheikh scored unbeaten 51 runs in 42 balls. In which he hit 8 fours. Arif Sheikh was chosen player of the match for his brilliant innings. On the other hand, Scotland had to face its third defeat in 9 matches. At present the Scotland team is in fourth place. Also read: IND W vs NZ W 3rd ODI 2024 Scorecard: In the decisive match, Team India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets and captured the series 2-1, Smriti Mandhana scored a century, see the scorecard of the match here.

Talking about the match, Nepal won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Scotland was all out for 154 runs in 41.4 overs. Scotland's start was nothing special. Young batsman Charlie Tear was out without opening the account. While Andrew Umid scored 14 runs in 19 balls. Apart from this, Brandon McMullen scored 16 runs, Richie Berrington scored 19 runs, Michael Jones scored 19 runs, Matthew Cross scored 15 runs and Mark Watt scored 34 runs. Whereas for Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane scored the maximum by giving 45 runs in 10 overs. Took 3 wickets. Apart from this, Karan KC. Got 2 wickets, Sompal Kami got 2 wickets, Gulsan Jha got 2 wickets and Arif Shaikh got 1 wicket.

Chasing the target of 155 runs, Northern Nepal scored 157 runs losing 5 wickets in 29.5 overs and won the match. For Nepal, Arif Sheikh scored the highest unbeaten 51 runs in 42 balls. Apart from this, Kushal Bhurtel contributed 25 runs, Gulsan Jha contributed 25 runs and Asif Shaikh contributed 21 runs. Whereas for Scotland, Brandon McMullen took maximum 2 wickets. Apart from this, Bradley Curry got 1 wicket, Jack Jarvis got 1 wicket and Mark Watt got 1 wicket.