Nepal beat Scotland in final-ball thriller

Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v Nepal, Forthill

Scotland 296-7 (50 overs): Tear 80, McCreath 55; Dhakal 2-26

Nepal 297-9 (49.5 overs): Karan 65*, Bhurtel 53; McMullen 3-42

Nepal won by 1 wicket

Scorecard

Scotland suffered a astonishment last-ball conclusion by Nepal successful a nailbiting World Cup League 2 one-day world successful Dundee.

Chasing nan location side's 296-7, Nepal's past brace levelled nan scores pinch 1 shot of nan last complete to spare.

And, erstwhile left-arm spinner Mark Watt's transportation down nan limb broadside was signalled arsenic a wide to manus Nepal victory, it sparked a transportation penetration from passionate Nepal fans.

Nepal, who beryllium 2nd bottommost of nan eight-team qualifying section, had mislaid to a second-string Scotland A broadside successful a warm-up lucifer connected Thursday.

With Scotland asked to bat first, it looked for illustration opener Charlie Tear's 80, pinch Finlay McCreath pitching successful pinch 55, had group a patient target for nan visitors.

Although Nepal opener Khushal Bhurtel scored 55, they slumped from 152-2 to 192-7 earlier all-rounder Karan KC, coming successful astatine nine, did nan harm pinch an unbeaten 65 from 41 balls, including 4 sixes.

Nepal went into nan last complete connected 290-8 aft Karan had plundered 18 from nan 49th, but George Munsey caught Sandeep Lamichhane disconnected Watt's first delivery.

However, a wide from Watt and a azygous from past man Rijan Dhakal near Karan connected onslaught pinch 5 needed for triumph from 3 deliveries.

Karan deed 2 twos earlier Watt's 2nd wide of nan complete sealed an improbable victory.

It looked for illustration nan fateful transportation whitethorn person travel disconnected Karan's pad, but immoderate protests were to nary avail arsenic Nepal took nan points against a Scotland broadside sitting 4th successful nan array and 4 places supra nan visitors successful nan world rankings.

The ODI tri-series continues connected Wednesday astatine nan aforesaid venue, pinch Nepal taking connected nan Netherlands.