Match Preview
Nepal’s next challenge is against Scotland in the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two.
In their previous game, Nepal successfully defeated Namibia by two wickets and will now be looking forward to defeating Scotland as well.
On the other hand, Scotland has also defeated Namibia by 10 wickets and will be looking to get another win against the hosts.
Furthermore, in this tournament, Scotland has come out on top three times against Nepal. Thus, it will be a greater challenge for Nepal to overcome.
Also, it will be interesting to see whether Nepal makes full use of the home advantage to defeat Scotland tomorrow.
Match Details
Match: Nepal vs Scotland, Match 76
Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date: 17th February 2023
Time: 8:45 AM IST
Pitch Report
This ground has a very large outfield and deep boundaries. Thus, the surface is very much good for batters as the ball directly comes onto the bat. Also, pacers will have to work hard on this surface to procure wickets. However, spinners will get great benefits from this surface.
Full Squads for Nepal vs Scotland, Match 76
Nepal
Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel (c), Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee, Karan KC, Kushal Malla, Pratish GC, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Arjun Saud (wk), Gulsan Jha, Kamal Singh Airee, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi, Mousoum Dhakal, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Surya Tamang
Scotland
Christopher McBride, George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer, Brandon McMullen, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Liam Naylor, Michael Leask, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Tomas Scott Sabater Mackintosh, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif
Probable Playing XI for Nepal vs Scotland, Match 76
Nepal
Rohit Paudel (c), Gyanendra Malla, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sundeep Jora, Kushal Malla, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi
Scotland
Richie Berrington (c), Kyle Coetzer, George Munsey, Christopher McBride, Matthew Cross (wk), Brandon McMullen, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir
Probable Winner
Looking at the team combinations, we can say that the match can go either way because both teams are pretty strong at the moment.
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