T20 World Cup: Nepal chases down 170 to beat Scotland

George Muncy – often the man providing momentum at the top of Scotland’s order – struggled to find the middle of the bat as he made 27 off 29 balls.

On the other hand, Jones showed great touch as he found gaps in the offside area and shot hard on the ground.

However, when Jones and Brandon McMullen (25) both fell to one sombal kami, the momentum evaporated.

Purrington (10) was the only other batsman to reach double figures for Scotland as Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross and Lieske all fell in quick succession.

Nepal’s bowlers used variations of pace to great effect in the death overs with Kami (3-25) particularly impressive.

Mark Watt hit the final ball of the innings for six to boost Scottish hopes, but under the lights on a good pitch it looked as if they were at least 10 runs away.

In response, Nepal reached the 56th position unbeaten after a strong match in which both openers benefited from good luck.

Brad Currie dropped Kushal Bortle with a hard chance off his own bowling before Brad Will hit the stumps without dislodging the bails.

Wicketkeeper Cross also failed to stick when Asif Sheikh gloved Currie down the leg side.

Both Hortel (43) and Sheikh (33) were dismissed by the ever-competitive Lesk as Scotland hit back, and when the off-spinner also removed skipper Rohit Paudel, Nepal were well behind the eight ball.

That wicket brought Gulshan Jha into the middle with Airee in the 14th over and three successive balls from Olly Davidson and then Leask provided another twist.

Airee’s quick hands and quicker running were the bedrock of the chase, as he expertly rotated the strike and found the boundaries when asked to leave five required off six deliveries.

Having failed to get 10 from the final over in the defeat to England, Jha powered Wheal for four over mid-wicket to seal a famous win for the team known as the Cardiac Kids.