GLASGOW: Sandeep Lamichhane’s four-wicket haul helped Nepal beat Scotland by two wickets in a narrowly contested encounter in the third match of the tri-series here at Titwood on Tuesday.Â
Nepal chased down the meagre total of 98 runs on the fifth ball of the last over with two wickets to spare.
In pursuit of the target, Nepal lost their three wickets in the first seven overs, with the scorecard read 38-3.
However, opener Kushal Bhurtel stood firm until the 12th over despite wickets tumbling at the other end. He scored 30 off 35 balls with the help of four boundaries.
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With 35 required off the last seven overs, Scotland’s bowlers made a comeback, taking crucial middle-order wickets.
The match eventually reached the last over with Nepal requiring four of six balls with three wickets in hand.
However, Safyaan Sharif bowled well with three singles on the first three balls, hence taking a wicket as well on the next delivery to give Scotland some hope.
But incoming batter Sandeep Lamichhane kept his head calm and ran for a single to secure Nepal with their first win in the tri-series.
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Earlier, after being put into bat, Scotland were skittled for a meagre 97 runs in 19.4 overs.
The home team demonstrated a shambolic batting performance, losing half of their side inside the first five overs.
Nepal wreaked havoc with the new ball, first removing Mark Wyatt (1) and dangerous George Munsey (8). Liam Naylor was the next to go, after scoring just one, and Finlay McCreath followed him as he departed for two runs.
The only silver lining for Scotland was Michael Leask, who top-scored with a run-a-ball 46, laced with a six and four boundaries.
For Nepal, Player of the match Sandeep Lamichhane was the stand-out bowler, taking four wickets for just 11 runs in his quota of four overs, while Karan KC and Dipendra Singh Aireeb bagged two wickets each.
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