Scotland vs Nepal
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2025 · Forthill, Dundee · 8 June 2025
Scotland won by 2 runs
Scotland won by 2 runs. RD Berrington top-scored with 102 for Scotland.
MATCH FACTS
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Scotland won the toss and chose to bat. It was MW Jones's first ODI.
Scotland batted first and made 323 for 6. RD Berrington top-scored with 102 off 114 balls, and MA Leask made 96. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the sixth wicket between RD Berrington and MA Leask. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Forthill, 255 across 16 ODIs.
Chasing 324, Nepal made 321 all out. B Sharki top-scored with 73 off 85 balls, and Sompal Kami made 67. MW Jones took 3 for 55 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the seventh wicket between DS Airee and Sompal Kami.
Scotland won by 2 runs.
SCOTLAND: 323 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| HG Munsey | c K Bhurtel b Karan KC | 0 | 7 |
| C Tear | b LN Rajbanshi | 68 | 65 |
| BJ McMullen | c DS Airee b Karan KC | 5 | 13 |
| RD Berrington | run out (Aasif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha) | 102 | 114 |
| FDW McCreath | caught b DS Airee | 17 | 23 |
| MH Cross | c Aasif Sheikh b DS Airee | 3 | 7 |
| MA Leask | not out | 96 | 62 |
| MRJ Watt | not out | 21 | 9 |
Did not bat: SM Sharif, C Cassell, MW Jones
Extras 11 · Total 323 for 6
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 9 | 2 | 74 | 2 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| LN Rajbanshi | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| DS Airee | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (HG Munsey, 1 ov), 2-25 (BJ McMullen, 5 ov), 3-119 (C Tear, 22 ov), 4-150 (FDW McCreath, 29 ov), 5-162 (MH Cross, 31 ov), 6-287 (RD Berrington, 47 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | HG Munsey (0) and C Tear (1) | 1 |
| second | BJ McMullen (5) and C Tear (18) | 24 |
| third | C Tear (49) and RD Berrington (40) | 94 |
| fourth | FDW McCreath (17) and RD Berrington (14) | 31 |
| fifth | MH Cross (3) and RD Berrington (7) | 12 |
| sixth | RD Berrington (41) and MA Leask (82) | 125 |
| seventh | MA Leask (0) and MRJ Watt (0) | 36 |
NEPAL: 321 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | run out (RD Berrington, MH Cross) | 17 | 20 |
| Aasif Sheikh | b MW Jones | 8 | 8 |
| B Sharki | c BJ McMullen b MW Jones | 73 | 85 |
| RK Paudel | c HG Munsey b BJ McMullen | 3 | 9 |
| Aarif Sheikh | b MA Leask | 39 | 55 |
| DS Airee | c MW Jones b C Cassell | 56 | 51 |
| Gulsan Jha | c MW Jones b MA Leask | 11 | 13 |
| Sompal Kami | c C Tear b MW Jones | 67 | 44 |
| Karan KC | c MW Jones b SM Sharif | 17 | 10 |
| S Lamichhane | not out | 3 | 3 |
| LN Rajbanshi | b SM Sharif | 0 | 2 |
Extras 27 · Total 321 all out
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW Jones | 9 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| BJ McMullen | 10 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| C Cassell | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| SM Sharif | 5 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| MA Leask | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| MRJ Watt | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (K Bhurtel, 3 ov), 2-27 (Aasif Sheikh, 4 ov), 3-34 (RK Paudel, 7 ov), 4-128 (Aarif Sheikh, 25 ov), 5-163 (B Sharki, 31 ov), 6-183 (Gulsan Jha, 35 ov), 7-288 (DS Airee, 46 ov), 8-308 (Sompal Kami, 47 ov), 9-319 (Karan KC, 49 ov), 10-321 (LN Rajbanshi, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | K Bhurtel (17) and Aasif Sheikh (2) | 19 |
| second | Aasif Sheikh (6) and B Sharki (0) | 8 |
| third | RK Paudel (3) and B Sharki (0) | 7 |
| fourth | Aarif Sheikh (39) and B Sharki (46) | 94 |
| fifth | B Sharki (27) and DS Airee (8) | 35 |
| sixth | Gulsan Jha (11) and DS Airee (9) | 20 |
| seventh | DS Airee (39) and Sompal Kami (55) | 105 |
| eighth | Sompal Kami (12) and Karan KC (8) | 20 |
| ninth | Karan KC (9) and S Lamichhane (2) | 11 |
| tenth | LN Rajbanshi (0) and S Lamichhane (1) | 2 |
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