Nepal vs Scotland LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal Opt To Bowl vs Scotland, Take Big Playing XI Call

1 run.

Leg bye.

Nepal have turned this innings around. Still 15 balls remaining. Michael Leask walks in next, at number 7, replacing Matthew Cross.

OUT! BOWLED! Sensational pace bowling. Cross walks across his stumps to lap but does so a bit early. The bowler spots and fires in a pretty full ball, right around the off stump. The batter misses his shot and the ball cannons into the stumps.

FOUR! Nicely done. On a length, around off and middle, Matthew Cross leans and works it to the left of short fine leg. The fielder dives but cannot cut it off. Deep square leg races to his right and dives as well, but cannot stop it either. 150 UP FOR SCOTLAND! 16 balls left.

On middle, on a length, chipped over mid-wicket for a single.

Acceleration is quickly turning into deceleration for the Scots. Michael Leask walks in next, at number 6, replacing his skipper, Richie Berrington. Nandan Yadav returns as well. 2-0-17-0 so far.

OUT! CAUGHT! The delay works in favour of Nepal as the Scottish skipper is outta here! Redemption time for Sundeep Jora after making a meal of a catch earlier on. Landed around off, Richie Berrington gives himself a bit of room and swings it to the leg side. However, he ends up dragging it and does not get much elevation. The power is there though. Jora does well to quickly get across to his left and take a sharp catch. The skipper departs cheaply and from 132/1, SCOTLAND ARE NOW 145/4!

Oh dear. One of the Nepal players is down in agony. Seems like the birthday boy, Gulshan Jha. Yes, it is. The physio is tending to him now. Well, we are ready now.

MISFIELD, COLLISION! Things happening out in the middle. A touch short, around middle, Richie pulls it through square leg. Now, Gulshan Jha races to his left from deep square leg while at the same time, skipper Rohit Paudel charges from the opposite direction from deep mid-wicket. Neither looks at the other, with both focused solely on the ball. They collide right into one another and both go down. Jha goes beyond the ropes while Paudel manages to get up and return the ball to the keeper. Two runs taken, two saved, but this could be a costly miss for Nepal.

DROPPED, SIX! Complete misjudgement from Lokesh Bam. He normally dons the gloves but tonight, he is in the outfield. Full, outside off, Berrington leans and hammers it flat towards long off. It should have been a straightforward catch but Bam comes running in and makes a mess of it. He has to leap to catch but the ball bursts through his hands beyond the ropes!

Full and around off, Bruce works it through mid on for one.

Very slow, around middle and leg, Richie Berrington gets down on a knee and somehow drags it towards short fine leg for a run.

On middle and off, Tom Bruce works it through mid-wicket for a single.

On middle and off, watchfully defended. Game-changing over. 2 wickets and 3 runs! Sompal Kami's bowling figures read 3-0-20-2 so far.

On middle and leg, Tom Bruce flicks this uppishly over mid-wicket for a single.

Trouble time for Scotland. One has brought two. Tom Bruce walks in next at number 5, replacing Brandon McMullen.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What is that? Catching apples and berries falling from a tree? That's just a stupendous catch. And just like that, both set batters are gone! Full, outside off, excellent slower ball, McMullen is early into his shot, as he attempts to work it down the ground. But the early execution means that a leading edge is induced. The ball flies to the right of the bowler, who is actually moving to his left in his followthrough. But he reacts brilliantly, leaping to his right and taking it one-handed! 132/1 becomes 133/3 and the noise is deafening at the Wankhede!

On a length, outside off, Richie Berrington gets off the mark by steering it towards deep third for a single.

Acceleration time. Skipper time. Richie Berrington walks in next, at number 4, replacing Michael Jones.