Nepal vs Scotland Scorecard: Nepal has defeated Scotland by 7 wickets in a thrilling match. Nepal team said goodbye to T20 World Cup 2026 with a big victory. Deependra Singh Eri scored a stormy half-century, due to which Nepal scored 71 runs in the last 32 balls. Both these teams were already out of the World Cup. West Indies and England have entered Super-8 from Group C.

In this match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl first. Michael Jones played a strong half-century of 71 runs for Scotland, who came to bat first. Apart from him, no other batsman could score big. Scotland had scored 170 runs.

Chasing the target of 171 runs, Nepal got a good start by Kushal Bhurtel and Asif Shaikh by making an opening partnership of 74 runs. Bhurtel contributed 43 runs and Asif contributed 33 runs. Captain Rohit Paudel was out after scoring only 16 runs.

Deependra Singh Eri created havoc

At one time Nepal’s score in 14 overs was 100/3 and they had to score 71 runs in the last 6 overs to win. After this, the bat of Deependra Singh Eri created such havoc that Nepal chased the target in just 4 balls. He had completed fifty in just 23 balls. Eri returned unbeaten after scoring 50 runs. Apart from him, Gulshan Jha remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs.

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The Italy team, playing in the T20 World Cup for the first time, has restricted Nepal to 123 runs. The pitch of Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium has not yet supported the batsmen as much as it has been doing. Till now, a score of 200 has not been made here in the entire tournament. This is the same Nepal team, which came very close to defeating England, but the Italian bowlers restricted them to only 123 runs.

In this match being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Italy won the toss and decided to bowl first. When Nepal team came to bat, captain Rohit Poudel contributed 23 runs, Asif Sheikh contributed 20 runs and Arif Sheikh contributed 27 runs. Apart from him, no batsman from Nepal could play a big innings. Nepal lost its last 7 wickets in just 30 runs.

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Just four days ago, Nepal had almost defeated England. England was somehow able to win that match by a close margin of 4 runs. In that match, Rohit Poudel, Deependra Singh Ari and Lokesh Bam played well, but none of these players could play a big innings against Italy.

7 wickets within 30 runs

At one time in the 14th over, Nepal team had scored 93 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. There were 7 wickets in hand, 6 overs left and a solid partnership could have taken Nepal to the score of 150. But after this the Italian bowlers dismissed the last 7 batsmen of Nepal within just 30 runs.

Ben Mananti’s spell is in the news for Italy, who took two wickets for only 9 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Krishan Kalulamage took maximum 3 wickets for the team and gave only 18 runs in 4 overs.

Cricket Nepal on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Rohit Paudel will continue to captain the team. Whereas, Deependra Singh Airi has been chosen as the vice-captain.

23-year-old all-rounder Rohit Paudel has played an important role in Nepal’s development in cricket by continuously supporting his team with the bat. He will get the support of Deependra Singh Airi in this World Cup. Deependra’s all-round ability will be important in giving Nepal the right balance in the shortest format of cricket.

Nepal team wants to improve its disappointing performance in T20 World Cup 2024. This team of 15 members is built on spin, depth in all-rounders and the ability to withstand increasing pressure in batting.

Sandeep Lamichhane will lead the spin attack, who has a lot of experience in international cricket around the world. He will bowl along with left arm spinner Lalit Rajbanshi. Along with this, he will also get support from other spinners Deependra Singh Airi and Baseer Ahmed. Deependra, Gulshan Jha, Arif Shaikh and Sompal Kami remain the backbone of Nepal’s team as all-rounders.

Kushal Bhurtel will be responsible for giving the team an aggressive start and creating momentum in the initial overs. Asif Sheikh will provide strength and stability behind the stumps. Lokesh will help in stabilizing the middle order and providing support to the team. Sandeep Jora and Nandan Yadav will provide depth to the batting lineup after the first six batsmen. Sompal Kami and Karan KC are in command of the fast bowling unit.

Nepal has been placed in Group C in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Nepal will face England on 8 February, after which it will face Italy on 12 February. This team will face West Indies on 15 February. He will face Bangladesh on 17th February.

Nepal’s team for T20 World Cup: Rohit Paudel (captain), Deependra Singh Airi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Sandeep Jora, Arif Sheikh, Baseer Ahmed, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam.

Nepal has announced a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. Rohit Paudel will captain the Nepal team in the World Cup, while this team also includes Sandeep Lamichhane, who has proved his mettle in the Indian Premier League. There are 11 teams that have declared squads for the Nepal T20 World Cup.

23 year old Rohit Paudel has made an important contribution in taking Nepal cricket forward in the cricket world. He not only bats well, but has also proved to be a good captain. Deependra Singh will be the vice-captain of the Nepal team in the Ari World Cup.

Before Nepal, a total of 10 teams have announced the World Cup squad. Australia and Sri Lanka have so far announced preliminary squads, in which changes are possible in the coming days. The team’s star leg-spin bowler Sandeep Lamichhane has been a part of the Delhi Capitals squad in the Indian Premier League.

Nepal’s squad for T20 World Cup: Rohit Paudel (captain), Deependra Singh Airey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Sandeep Jora, Arif Sheikh, Baseer Ahmed, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam.

Rohit Paudel will lead Nepal at their third #T20WorldCup next month motiv

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— ICC (@ICC) January 6, 2026

Nepal last participated in the T20 World Cup in 2024, unfortunately Nepal could not register a single win in 4 matches in the last World Cup. Nepal team was eliminated in the group stage itself.

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