Scotland
- George MunseyBatter
- MA Jones
- Brandon McMullenAll-rounder
- RD Berrington
- TC Bruce
- MH Cross
- Michael LeaskBatter
- Mark WattBowler
- O Davidson
- BTJ Wheal
- BJ Currie
T20 World Cup 2026 · Match 33Result
Scotland v Nepal
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchDipendra Singh Airee
Nepal (171/3) beat Scotland (170/7) by 7 wickets in Match 33 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Tue 17 Feb 2026. MA Jones top-scored with 71 off 45 balls, Sompal Kami took 3/25 and Dipendra Singh Airee was player of the match.
Updated
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland1st innings | 170/7 (170 for 7) | 20 | 8.50 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 171/3 (171 for 3) | 19.2 | 8.84 | 171 |
Top performers
Batters
- MA JonesScotland71 (45)8 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 157.8
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal50 (23)4 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 217.4
- Kushal BhurtelNepal43 (35)1 four, 4 sixes, strike rate 122.9
Bowlers
- Sompal KamiNepal3/25 (4 ov)economy 6.25
- Michael LeaskScotland3/30 (4 ov)economy 7.50
- Nandan YadavNepal2/34 (4 ov)economy 8.50
Scotland1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Munseyc S Jora b RK Paudel | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 93.10 |
| MA Jonesb Sompal Kami | 71 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 157.78 |
| Brandon McMullenc & b Sompal Kami | 25 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 131.58 |
| RD Berringtonc S Jora b K Bhurtel | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166.67 |
| TC Bruceb Sompal Kami | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| MH Crossb NK Yadav | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Michael Leaskc Aasif Sheikh b NK Yadav | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mark Wattnot out | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 250.00 |
| O Davidsonnot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 4, lb 6, w 3, nb 0 | 13 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 8.50 | 170 | ||||
Did not bat BTJ Wheal, BJ Currie
Fall of wickets
- 80-1George Munsey10.0 ov
- 132-2MA Jones15.2 ov
- 133-3Brandon McMullen15.4 ov
- 145-4RD Berrington17.0 ov
- 150-5MH Cross17.3 ov
- 156-6TC Bruce18.4 ov
- 162-7Michael Leask19.4 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktGeorge Munsey & MA Jones80 (60)
- 2nd wktMA Jones & Brandon McMullen52 (32)
- 3rd wktBrandon McMullen & RD Berrington1 (2)
- 4th wktRD Berrington & TC Bruce12 (8)
- 5th wktMH Cross & TC Bruce5 (3)
- 6th wktTC Bruce & Michael Leask6 (7)
- 7th wktMichael Leask & Mark Watt6 (6)
- 8th wktMark Watt & O Davidson8 (2)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc TC Bruce b MA Leask | 43 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 122.86 |
| Aasif Sheikhc BTJ Wheal b MA Leask | 33 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 122.22 |
| Rohit Paudelc MA Jones b MA Leask | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireenot out | 50 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 217.39 |
| Gulshan Jhanot out | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 141.18 |
| Extras b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 0 | 5 | ||||
| Total 3 wkts, 19.2 ov, RR 8.84 | 171 | ||||
Did not bat Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Sundeep Jora, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets
- 74-1Kushal Bhurtel9.1 ov
- 87-2Aasif Sheikh11.5 ov
- 98-3Rohit Paudel13.2 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McMullen | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Currie | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Watt | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BTJ Wheal | 3.2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 10.20 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| O Davidson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Leask | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh74 (55)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel13 (16)
- 3rd wktRohit Paudel & Dipendra Singh Airee11 (9)
- 4th wktGulshan Jha & Dipendra Singh Airee73 (36)
Graphs arrive after the match
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- Match 33
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Tuesday, 17 February 2026
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 7 wickets
- Player of the match
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Umpires
- AG Wharf and KN Ananthapadmanabhan
- TV umpire
- AT Holdstock
- Reserve umpire
- L Rusere
- Match referee
- Dave Gilbert
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Lokesh BamWicketkeeper
- Sundeep JoraBatter
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Nandan YadavBowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Also played this season Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.