Nepal defeated Scotland by six wickets in today's match held under the ongoing ICC World Cup Cricket League-2.
Chasing the target of 195-run posted by Scotland in Kirtipur-based TU Cricket ground, Nepal met it in 38.1 overs by losing four wickets.
For Nepal's victory, Captain Rohit Poudel scored the highest 74 runs off 98 balls. Similarly, Ishan Pandey made 55 runs off 61 balls, Asif Sheikh gathered 29 runs and Kushal Bhurtel collected 29 runs.
Towards bawling, Mark Watt took two wickets while Brandon McMullen took one wicket for Scotland.
Earlier, elected to bat first after winning the toss, Scotland scored 194 runs in 39.1 overs at the loss of all wickets.
For Scotland, Brandon McMullen scored the highest 73 runs off 44 balls while Michael English collected 51 runs, Gorge Munsey made 21 runs and Mark Watt gathered 20 runs.
Similarly, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal took four wickets and three wickets respectively. Likewise, Dipendra Singha Airee, Sompal Kami and Nandan Yadav took one wicket each.
With this victory, Nepal are in the fifth position with 22 points in the championship, where eight nations are participating.
