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

Enough, or not enough? Well, firstly, credit where it is due. Nepal made a magnificent comeback in the last five or six overs. Scotland dominated the first ten overs, scoring 80/1, but their innings completely derailed in the second half, due to spot on execution of deception and accuracy by the Nepalese bowlers as they slipped to 90/6 in the last ten overs. The Scots might surely feel that they left a few too many runs given the start they had.

Nandan Yadav to Mark Watt, SIX! A biggie to end the innings, Full, on middle and leg, Watt stands deep in his crease and swings it over mid-wicket. There is a fielder in the deep, Lokesh Bam, who leaps but the ball goes beyond. SCOTLAND END ON 170/7!

Nandan Yadav to Oliver Davidson, The blockhole is hit, around middle and off, Oliver Davidson drives it towards long off for a single.

2 balls remaining. Oliver Davidson walks in next, at number 9, replacing Michael Leask.

Nandan Yadav to Oliver Davidson, WIDE. Full and well outside off, left alone.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Leask, OUT! EXCELLENT REVIEW FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! A short ball, around off and middle, following the batter as he backed away to the leg side. Leask looked to pull but missed. The keeper collected and straightaway went up in an appeal, but the umpire turned it down. A horde of fielders came around suggesting that there was a nick and coax their skipper to take it upstairs and Paudel took the review. And sure enough, UltraEdge returns a spike when the ball is close to the bat! The decision is overturned and the dramatic collapse of Scotland continues. 132/1 BECOMES 162/7!

Nandan Yadav to Mark Watt, Outside off, mistimed down to long off for a single.

Nandan Yadav to Mark Watt, Good work in the deep. On middle, Mark Watt swings this down the ground. Long off gets across and dives to his right, in front of long on, stopping the boundary. Two runs taken, two saved.

Final over. Can Scotland get to 170?

Nandan Yadav to Michael Leask, Down the leg side, Michael Leask looks to flick but misses. The ball goes behind the wicket and Leask is ball watching but his partner calls him through. The keeper gets to his left, picks the ball up and fires a throw at the bowler's end but misses. Leg bye signalled.

Sompal Kami to Michael Leask, Outside off, dragged down to long on for a single. A wicket and 5 runs from the over, Sompal Kami finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-25-3!

Sompal Kami to Mark Watt, Another slower ball, fuller in length, outside off, Mark Watt is early into his shot but manages to steer it towards short third for a single.

Batters coming and going. Mark Watt walks in next, at number 8, replacing Tom Bruce.

Sompal Kami to Tom Bruce, OUT! BOWLED! Terrific ball and wonderful celebration by the bowler! Delivered from the back of the hand, a lovely slower ball, on a fuller length, Tom Bruce comes down the track and tries to reach out, but fails to read the delivery. The ball goes beneath the bat and hits the timber! Kami raises his finger in celebration but then gets down in a meditation pose, as if signalling for peace and calmness. Later, he even has a joking word with the batter, showing good relations between the two teams. From 132/1, SCOTLAND ARE NOW 156/6! 8 balls left. Third wicket for Kami as well.

Sompal Kami to Michael Leask, Very full, outside off, Michael hammers it uppishly towards cover. It is the substitute fielder, Basir Ahamad, who comes charging in, but the ball dips in front of him. Thrusts his body forward and the ball goes off his body and bounces back, instead of going past. Just a single taken.

Sompal Kami to Michael Leask, A touch short, outside off, Leask goes for the pull but gets a bottom edge back down the pitch.

Sompal Kami to Michael Leask, Outside off, a full toss, pace off, dipping down, Michael Leask heaves this behind square leg and charges back for the second. Very good knuckle ball.

Sompal Kami to bowl out. 3-0-20-2 so far.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Leask, A short ball once again, Leask is early into the pull once more. Gets hit on the body and the ball deflects away. A leg bye taken. A wicket and 8 runs from the over, 22/4 in the last 3 overs!

Nandan Yadav to Tom Bruce, Short, outside off, Tom Bruce heaves it towards long on for a single.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Leask, Back of a length, outside off, Michael Leask goes for the pull but misses. The ball goes off his body towards short third and a leg bye is taken.

Nepal have turned this innings around. Still 15 balls remaining. Michael Leask walks in next, at number 7, replacing Matthew Cross.

Nandan Yadav to Matthew Cross, OUT! BOWLED! Sensational pace bowling. Cross walks across his stumps to lap but does so a bit early. The bowler spots and fires in a pretty full ball, right around the off stump. The batter misses his shot and the ball cannons into the stumps. Cross comes and goes as well and from 132/1, SCOTLAND ARE NOW 150/5!

Nandan Yadav to Matthew Cross, FOUR! Nicely done. On a length, around off and middle, Matthew Cross leans and works it to the left of short fine leg. The fielder dives but cannot cut it off. Deep square leg races to his right and dives as well, but cannot stop it either. 150 UP FOR SCOTLAND! 16 balls left.

Nandan Yadav to Tom Bruce, On middle, on a length, chipped over mid-wicket for a single.

Acceleration is quickly turning into deceleration for the Scots. Matthew Cross walks in next, at number 6, replacing his skipper, Richie Berrington. Nandan Yadav returns as well. 2-0-17-0 so far.

Kushal Bhurtel to Richie Berrington, OUT! CAUGHT! The delay works in favour of Nepal as the Scottish skipper is outta here! Redemption time for Sundeep Jora after making a meal of a catch earlier on. Landed around off, Richie Berrington gives himself a bit of room and swings it to the leg side. However, he ends up dragging it and does not get much elevation. The power is there though. Jora does well to quickly get across to his left and take a sharp catch. The skipper departs cheaply and from 132/1, SCOTLAND ARE NOW 145/4!

Oh dear. One of the Nepal players is down in agony. Seems like the birthday boy, Gulshan Jha. Yes, it is. The physio is tending to him now. Well, we are ready now.

Kushal Bhurtel to Richie Berrington, MISFIELD, COLLISION! Things happening out in the middle. A touch short, around middle, Richie pulls it through square leg. Now, Gulshan Jha races to his left from deep square leg while at the same time, skipper Rohit Paudel charges from the opposite direction from deep mid-wicket. Neither looks at the other, with both focused solely on the ball. They collide right into one another and both go down. Jha goes beyond the ropes while Paudel manages to get up and return the ball to the keeper. Two runs taken, two saved, but this could be a costly miss for Nepal.

Kushal Bhurtel to Richie Berrington, DROPPED, SIX! Complete misjudgement from Lokesh Bam. He normally dons the gloves but tonight, he is in the outfield. Full, outside off, Berrington leans and hammers it flat towards long off. It should have been a straightforward catch but Bam comes running in and makes a mess of it. He has to leap to catch but the ball bursts through his hands beyond the ropes!

Kushal Bhurtel to Tom Bruce, Full and around off, Bruce works it through mid on for one.

Kushal Bhurtel to Richie Berrington, Very slow, around middle and leg, Richie Berrington gets down on a knee and somehow drags it towards short fine leg for a run.

Kushal Bhurtel to Tom Bruce, On middle and off, Tom Bruce works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Sompal Kami to Richie Berrington, On middle and off, watchfully defended. Game-changing over. 2 wickets and 3 runs! Sompal Kami's bowling figures read 3-0-20-2 so far.

Sompal Kami to Tom Bruce, On middle and leg, Tom Bruce flicks this uppishly over mid-wicket for a single.

Trouble time for Scotland. One has brought two. Tom Bruce walks in next at number 5, replacing Brandon McMullen.

Sompal Kami to Brandon McMullen, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What is that? Catching apples and berries falling from a tree? That's just a stupendous catch. And just like that, both set batters are gone! Full, outside off, excellent slower ball, McMullen is early into his shot, as he attempts to work it down the ground. But the early execution means that a leading edge is induced. The ball flies to the right of the bowler, who is actually moving to his left in his followthrough. But he reacts brilliantly, leaping to his right and taking it one-handed! 132/1 becomes 133/3 and the noise is deafening at the Wankhede!

Sompal Kami to Richie Berrington, On a length, outside off, Richie Berrington gets off the mark by steering it towards deep third for a single.

Acceleration time. Skipper time. Richie Berrington walks in next, at number 4, replacing Michael Jones.

Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, OUT! BOWLED! The Wankhede roars as Kami gets the big fish! Kami comes around the wicket and bowls it on a shorter length, outside leg stump. Michael Jones comes down the track and looks to swing it to the leg side but is beaten by the lack of pace. The ball goes away with the angle, past the bat and clatters into the leg stump! Kami runs off in celebration and the crowd joins him. End of a fine innings of 71 by Jones and the 52-run stand has been broken. SCOTLAND ARE 132/2 AFTER 15.2 OVERS!

5 overs left. Sompal Kami to bowl the first of those. 2-0-17-0 so far.

Sompal Kami to Brandon McMullen, Outside off, pushed down to long on for a single.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, SIX! HUMONGOUS! Short of full, outside off, Michael Jones gets down on a knee and swings this cleanly, for a mammoth hit over long on! 13 from the over and Jones moves to 71 (44)!

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Outside off, driven through the covers for one.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, FOUR! Lucky escape again! Slower ball, into the surface, short, outside off, McMullen goes for the pull but is months early. Ends up dragging it towards deep square leg. Birthday boy Gulshan Jha, who has turned 20 today, comes running in for the catch, but the ball lands well in front of him. He cannot stop the ball either and it goes behind into the ropes.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, Just around off, Jones heaves this towards long on for a run.

Kushal Bhurtel to Michael Jones, The googly, outside off, a touch short, Michael Jones goes for the pull but misses it by a long margin.

Kushal Bhurtel to Brandon McMullen, Low full toss, wide outside off, Brandon McMullen reaches out and drives it through point for a single.

DRINKS BREAK. A bit of a pause created by Nepal in the last few overs. That 12th over went for 17, but other than that, post the Powerplay, they have kept things in control, despite picking up just one wicket. 66 runs have come in the 8 overs post the Powerplay - take out that 17-run over and one will understand how the choke has been applied. Scotland will be itching to go big now. They have the arsenal, but somehow have not managed to make the platform laid by the openers yet. The pitch is just holding up a touch but they will back themselves to get to somewhere between 180 and 190. It is all about intent. Back comes Kushal Bhurtel. 2-0-13-0 so far.

Nandan Yadav to Michael Jones, IN THE AIR... IN VACANT SPACE. Banged in short, outside off, Jones goes for the pull but the bounce gets big on him. He miscues his shot, getting a top edge, but it lands right between mid-wicket running back and deep mid-wicket coming in. Two runs taken.