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Nepal have won the toss and have opted to field
Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie
Nepal (Playing XI): Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Sundeep Jora, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
George Munsey and Michael Jones are at the crease.
George Munsey is on strike.
Dipendra Singh Airee will open the attack
0.4
Dipendra Singh Airee to George Munsey, FOUR, first boundary for Scotland. Munsey plants his front foot across and sweeps it fine. Rolls his wrists as he makes contact and the ball races away along the carpet down to fine leg fence
9.6
W
Rohit Paudel to George Munsey, out Caught by Sundeep Jora!!
George Munsey c Sundeep Jora b Rohit Paudel 27(29) [4s-4]
SCO 80-1(10) CRR:8
15.2
W
Sompal Kami to Michael Jones, out Bowled!! Sompal Kami gets the big wicket with the slower delivery. The angle from round the wicket helped too. It was the knuckle ball, came slower off the hand and Jones was through into the shot by the time the ball arrived.
Michael Jones b Sompal Kami 71(45) [4s-8 6s-3]
132/2 in 15.2 ov.
15.4
W
Sompal Kami to Brandon McMullen, out Caught&Bowled!! The crowd erupts. Cannot hear a thing at Wankhede. What a catch that is, he plucks it in the air off his followhtrough. Another slower full delivery on middle, McMullen pushes it away from his body early
Brandon McMullen c and b Sompal Kami 25(19) [4s-1 6s-1]
16.6
W
Kushal Bhurtel to Richie Berrington, out Caught by Sundeep Jora at !!
Richie Berrington c Sundeep Jora b Kushal Bhurtel 10(6) [6s-1]
18.4
Sompal Kami to Tom Bruce, out Bowled!! Excellent display of skill from Sompal Kami. The back of the hand slower delivery completely foxes Bruce.
Tom Bruce b Sompal Kami 5(6)
SCO170-7(20)
NEP84-1(11.1)CRR:7.52
REQ:9.85
Nepal need 87 runs in 53 balls
11.5
Michael Leask to Aasif Sheikh, out Caught by Brad Wheal!! Michael Leask roars in delight. He is pumped. It's full on off, sliding across Aasif Sheikh who sinks low to slogsweep and the thick top-edge is found. Wheal at short third goes back to hang on. Glum faces in the Nepal camp.
Aasif Sheikh c Brad Wheal b Michael Leask 33(27) [6s-2]
NEP 87-2(12) CRR:7.25
REQ:10.5
Nepal need 84 runs in 48 balls
Dipendra Singh Airee 0(1)
Rohit Paudel 8(9)
13.2
W
Michael Leask to Rohit Paudel, out Caught by Michael Jones!! Michael Leask is turning the game on its head. It's a length delivery on off, Rohit Paudel sinks low to sweep, bit of extra bounce, the top-edge again, and Jones at deep backward square-leg, shields the ball with his left hand as it came out of the lights, catches it easily. Time for drinks as well.
Rohit Paudel c Michael Jones b Michael Leask 16(14) [4s-1]
14.6
6
Oliver Davidson to Gulsan Jha, SIX, in the slot and six. It's tossed up full just outside off, Gulsan Jha gets forward and sinks on his back knee, smashes it flat on to the sightscreen
15.2
6
Michael Leask to Dipendra Singh Airee, SIX, poor delivery and six more. A flat delivery down leg, length, Dipendra Singh Airee goes on the back foot and pulls all the way over deep backward square-leg. Suddenly the Nepalese are losing it in the crowd, it's a sea of them at the Wankhede
15.1
6
Michael Leask to Dipendra Singh Airee, SIX, now Dipendra Singh Airee into the act. It's tossed up full just outside off, Dipendra Singh Airee gets forward and slogs it with brute power. A flat six over deep mid-wicket
