Kathmandu, June 18: Nepal has beaten the host Scotland by two wickets in the match held in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday under the T20 Tri-Nation Series.
Nepal completed the moderate target of 98 runs presented by Scotland in 19.5 overs with eight wickets down.
To steer Nepal to victory, opener Kushal Bhurtel contributed 30 runs. Likewise, Dipendra Singh Airee gathered 14 runs, Basir Ahamad 13 and Kiran Thagunna 10 while other batters could not score in double digits.
Put to bat first in the third match of the Series, the host was restricted to a meagre 97 runs at the loss of all wickets.
Nepal’s leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets for 18 runs including a maiden in his full quota of 4 overs. Karan KC and Dipendra Singh Airee took 2 wickets each while Lalit Rajbansi took one wicket.
For the home team, only three batsmen could score in double digits, the highest being 46 runs by Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen scored 10 runs while captain Matthew Cross scored 15 runs before he was bowled out to Lamichanne.
With the performance in the match, Karan KC has registered 100 wickets in T20 International Cricket. He is the second after Lamichhane to make the record.
Lamichhane was declared the ‘player of the match’ in the play today.
