Nepal Vs Scotland 123Rd Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 17 February 2023
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Michael Leask top-scored with 107* for Scotland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 17 February 2023
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Captains
- Richie Berrington (Scotland), Rohit Paudel (Nepal)
- Debuts
- Tomas Mackintosh (Scotland), Jack Jarvis (Scotland)
- Umpires
- DN Subedi and Rashid Riaz
- Match referee
- Muhammad Javed
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Nepal won the toss and chose to field. Tomas Mackintosh and Jack Jarvis played their first ODIs.
Scotland batted first and made 274 for 9. Michael Leask top-scored with 107 not out off 85 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 for 27 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the seventh wicket between Michael Leask and Jack Jarvis. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 275, Nepal made 275 for 7. Dipendra Singh Airee top-scored with 85 not out off 116 balls, and Kushal Malla made 81. Mark Watt took 3 for 43 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the sixth wicket between Dipendra Singh Airee and Kushal Malla.
Nepal won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining).
SCOTLAND: 274 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Berrington | c & b Kushal Malla | 19 | 25 |
| Christopher McBride | c Aasif Sheikh b Kushal Malla | 22 | 29 |
| Tomas Mackintosh | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 19 | 28 |
| Matthew Cross | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 13 |
| Brandon McMullen | c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 22 | 26 |
| Chris Greaves | c Aasif Sheikh b Kushal Bhurtel | 16 | 22 |
| Michael Leask | not out | 107 | 85 |
| Jack Jarvis | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 26 | 38 |
| Mark Watt | run out (Dipendra Singh Airee, Aasif Sheikh) | 20 | 31 |
| Chris Sole | c Rohit Paudel b Sompal Kami | 5 | 3 |
Did not bat: Hamza Tahir
Extras 16 · Total 274 for 9
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Karan KC | 9 | 1 | 68 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 9 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Richie Berrington, 7.4 ov), 2-51 (Christopher McBride, 11.1 ov), 3-58 (Matthew Cross, 14.5 ov), 4-63 (Tomas Mackintosh, 16.1 ov), 5-109 (Chris Greaves, 23.2 ov), 6-111 (Brandon McMullen, 24.2 ov), 7-192 (Jack Jarvis, 39.3 ov), 8-268 (Mark Watt, 49.2 ov), 9-274 (Chris Sole, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Richie Berrington (19) and Christopher McBride (15) | 34 | 46 |
| second | Christopher McBride (7) and Tomas Mackintosh (10) | 17 | 21 |
| third | Matthew Cross (2) and Tomas Mackintosh (5) | 7 | 22 |
| fourth | Brandon McMullen (1) and Tomas Mackintosh (4) | 5 | 8 |
| fifth | Chris Greaves (16) and Brandon McMullen (21) | 46 | 43 |
| sixth | Michael Leask (1) and Brandon McMullen (0) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Michael Leask (52) and Jack Jarvis (26) | 81 | 91 |
| eighth | Michael Leask (53) and Mark Watt (19) | 76 | 58 |
| ninth | Michael Leask (1) and Chris Sole (5) | 6 | 4 |
NEPAL: 275 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Matthew Cross b Chris Sole | 16 | 8 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Chris Greaves b Chris Sole | 9 | 14 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Matthew Cross b Chris Sole | 4 | 3 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Jack Jarvis b Mark Watt | 6 | 10 |
| Kushal Malla | c Hamza Tahir b Mark Watt | 81 | 67 |
| Sundeep Jora | lbw b Mark Watt | 5 | 8 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | not out | 85 | 116 |
| Gulsan Jha | c & b Michael Leask | 17 | 28 |
| Sompal Kami | not out | 24 | 32 |
Did not bat: Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC
Extras 28 · Total 275 for 7
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sole | 10 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
| Brandon McMullen | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Mark Watt | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Michael Leask | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Jack Jarvis | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Hamza Tahir | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Greaves | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Kushal Bhurtel, 2.1 ov), 2-35 (Gyanendra Malla, 2.4 ov), 3-39 (Aasif Sheikh, 4.4 ov), 4-55 (Rohit Paudel, 8.1 ov), 5-77 (Sundeep Jora, 10.5 ov), 6-177 (Kushal Malla, 27.1 ov), 7-220 (Gulsan Jha, 37.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (16) and Aasif Sheikh (8) | 31 | 14 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (4) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 4 | 3 |
| third | Aasif Sheikh (1) and Rohit Paudel (0) | 4 | 12 |
| fourth | Rohit Paudel (6) and Kushal Malla (8) | 16 | 21 |
| fifth | Kushal Malla (17) and Sundeep Jora (5) | 22 | 16 |
| sixth | Dipendra Singh Airee (42) and Kushal Malla (56) | 100 | 99 |
| seventh | Dipendra Singh Airee (24) and Gulsan Jha (17) | 43 | 64 |
| eighth | Sompal Kami (24) and Dipendra Singh Airee (19) | 55 | 57 |
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