Nepal lost to Scotland by 2 runs
Scotland defeated Nepal by 2 runs. Nepal, chasing a target of 324 runs set by Scotland in the match under ICC ODI World Cup League-2, was all out and scored 321 runs in 50 overs.
For Nepal, Bhim Sarki top-scored with 73 runs, while Sompal Kami scored 67, Dipendra Singh Airee 56, and Arif Sheikh scored 39. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel scored 17, Gulshan Jha scored 11, and Karan KC remained unbeaten.
Earlier, Scotland, who had won the toss and elected to bat first, had scored 323 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs. For Scotland, captain Richie Barrington scored a century of 102 runs. Similarly, Michael Leask scored an unbeaten 96 runs. Similarly, Charlie Tear scored 68 runs and Mark Watt scored an unbeaten 21 runs.
Nepali bowlers Karan KC and Dipendra Singh Airee took 2 wickets each, while Lalit Rajbanshi took one wicket. After this victory, Scotland has climbed to third place in League 2. Scotland has 24 points from 19 matches. Similarly, Nepal has 10 points from 15 games and is in seventh place.
The next match in the series will be played between Nepal and the Netherlands on Tuesday.
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