NEP vs SCO, T20 World Cup : Scotland target 171 against Nepal! An explosive half-century from Michael Jones

NEP vs SCO, T20 World Cup 2026 : Nepal and Scotland face each other today in the 33rd match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In this ongoing match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the Scotland team, who lost the toss, scored 170 runs for the loss of 7 wickets on the strength of Michael Jones’ half-century. If Nepal team wants to win this match, they have to score 171 runs. Sompal Kami has taken the most 3 wickets from Nepal.

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In the match being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Nepal team won the toss and elected to bowl first and Scotland were invited to bat. Scotland got off to a good start. The opening pair of George Munsey and Michael Jones put on a stand of 80 runs in 10 overs for the first wickets. George Munsey was then dismissed for 27 runs. Brandon McMullen and Michael Jones then put on a 50-run stand to save the innings. Brandon McMullen departs after scoring 25 runs. After that, none of Scotland’s batsmen could make a big innings. Michael Jones scored a brilliant half-century to take the team to 170. He made a significant contribution by knocking 71 runs off 45 balls. He hit 8 fours and 3 sixes in this innings. He then withdrew. Sompal Kami has taken the most 3 wickets from Nepal, while Nandan Yadav has taken 2 wickets. Also, captain Rohit Poudel and Kushal Bhurtel took 1 wicket each.

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Scotland Playing XI: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (captain), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross (captain), Mark Watt, Oliver Davidson, Brad Veal, Brad Curry

Nepal Playing XI: Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (captain), Rohit Paudel (captain), Dipendra Singh Airey, Arif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Sandeep Jora, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane