&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal cruise past Scotland by seven wickets")
Dipendra Singh Airee scored an unbeaten half-century to guide Nepal to a seven-wicket victory over Scotland in their final Group C match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (Feb 17). Airee smashed 50 runs from just 23 balls, hitting four fours and three sixes. Kushal Bhurtel scored 43 off 35 balls as Nepal chased down the target of 171 with four balls to spare. Aasif Sheikh contributed 33 from 27 balls, while Gulsan Jha remained not out on 24 from 17 balls.
For Scotland, Michael Leask was the only bowler to make an impact, claiming three wickets for 30 runs in four overs. The other bowlers failed to take a wicket.
Earlier, Nepal chose to bowl first and restricted Scotland to 170 for seven in 20 overs. Michael Jones was Scotland’s top scorer with 71 runs off 45 balls, including eight fours and three sixes. George Munsey scored 27 off 29 balls, while Brandon McMullen made 25 from 19 balls.
For Nepal, Sompal Kami took three wickets for 25 runs and Nandan Yadav picked up two wickets for 34 runs. Rohit Paudel and Bhurtel took one wicket each.
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With this result, both teams ended their T20 World Cup campaign. Nepal finished fifth in Group C with one win and three losses from four matches. Scotland ended third with the same record but had a better Net Run Rate (NRR).
