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RESULT33rd Match, Group C • SCOT vs NEP
SCOT
170/7
NEP
Winner
19.2/20 ov, T:171171/3

Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

33rd Match, Group C, Wankhede, February 17, 2026, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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Scorecard Summary

Scotland1st Innings
170/7
(20 Ov)
71 (45)
Sompal Kami3/25 (4)
27 (29)
Yadav2/34 (4)
Nepal2nd Innings
171/3
(19.2 Ov)
50 (23)
Leask3/30 (4)
43 (35)
McMullen0/5 (1)

Most Valuable Players (Impact)

RankPlayerTIBatBowl
1807010
275750
369069
468-1482
5623131

Match Report

10.43pm So, everyone in Group C has won at least one game now. Just Italy versus West Indies to close it out. And just one more qualifying slot up for grabs. Will it be Pakistan or USA to progress to the Super Eight? Namibia hold the key to that one, in Colombo tomorrow. Join us then, but from Miller, Alan, Chandan and the team, good night!
Rohit Paudel: "This means a lot to me, my second World Cup as captain, and winning first game in last game of league stage was very important to us as a team. Dipendra led the way. After our game against England, they started booking tickets and supported us to the last game. To slow down and restrict them to 170, our death bowling was great. Focussed more on dot balls than taking wickets. This is not the way we wanted to play but with Dipendra and Gulshan, they won the game for us. Dipendra deserves MoM, he has great talent. We kept our nerves calm, bowlers and batters. We learned a lot from England game. To summarise this tournament, we wanted to play the way we did against England and Scotland. Italy was not the way we wanted to play. We will try to improve from here."
Richie Berrington: "The atmosphere was incredible, always knew it would be a tough game against Nepal, with the crowd behind them. But full credit to Airee, he's changed the momentum of the game. 170 was competitive, they bowled extremely well but we left a few out there. Took one innings to change the game and get the result for Nepal. We've shown once again we can compete at this level, but there's some frustration there. We could have won a few more, but a lot to take forward as a team. Our preparation was very different to other teams but we embraced that. Would have liked a few more wins but pleased with some of the performances. It's been great that this has been a 20-team World Cup, shows more exposure and all these teams will only get stronger. Got to take every opportunity in front of us."
The Player of the Match is Dipendra Singh Airee for his unbeaten 50 from 23 balls. "Thanks to the fans, in the last World Cup we didn't win a single match so very important for us. One of the best innings. England match was learning experience, this is good for us."
10.20pm What a contest! Dead-rubber? Not to this set of players and fans! Nepal are ecstatic, Scotland are gutted. They threw everything at this game, and the ebbs and flows were astonishing. Jones' 71 from 45 set Scotland up for a massive total, only for Sompal Kami's slower balls to change the game... and then, after Bhurtel's flying start to the chase, Michael Leask's three cheap wickets put Scotland back in command. But Dipendra Singh Airee's onslaught hauled Nepal back into the box seat, as he and Gulshan Jha sealed it with four balls to spare!
Nepal are taking a lap of honour around the Wankhede. They've had a wild tournament... from the near-high of that near-miss against England, to their walloping by Italy. And now to this proud moment for their nation!
Saurav: "Definitely not a tournament result we wanted but what we needed. Game to remember for ages against England. And against Italy as well for different reasons. Finished it off on a high against Scotland. A lot to learn and move forward. "
Romeo: "Cricinfo's techical glitch before the start of this match regarding 'who will win' category was not a glitch! Cricinfo knew something!"

Recent Commentary

19.2
4

Wheal to Gulsan Jha

Goes for his yorker again, but that's lovely timing into the gap at deep midwicket! Munsey flings himself desperately to intercept the ball... but he's touching the rope! He hurt himself in the process, but his feet couldn't stay in play. Nepal win at the T20 World Cup for the first time in 12 years!
19.1
1

Wheal to Airee

full once more, opens the face to the fourth-stump line, patted out to deep point. Airee has fifty, but that's not the story right now... a punch of gloves in acknowledgement all the same
Over19

10 runs, 0 wickets

Need 5 from 6b

NEP 166/3
CRR: 8.74RRR: 5.00
Airee49 (22b)
Gulsan Jha20 (16b)
Currie4-0-33-0
18.6
1

Currie to Airee

goes for the yorker again, Airee slides deep into his crease, looking for the ramp, he dinks it just short of short backward square, but takes the single... Five needed from six!
18.5
1

Currie to Gulsan Jha

brave bowling, nailing his yorker, inswinging onto Gulshan's boot. Played to mid-on, but Airre loses his footing as they turn for the second
18.4
1

Currie to Airee

Currie is hitting his length well, late outswing on the full length. Met on the low full toss with a compact push to cover
18.3
1

Currie to Gulsan Jha

another inswinging yorker... well bowled. Gulshan meets it on the full, a toe-ended drive to mid-on... they want the second but no need for panic from the Cardiac kids!
18.2
0

Currie to Gulsan Jha

inswinging yorker, good riposte, leg-sided as it hits the pads
18.1
6

Currie to Gulsan Jha

backs away, inside-out, smoked wonderfully over extra cover! Wow! He read that length telepathically! Premeditated opening of the stance, Nepal are almost there now!
Over18

13 runs, 0 wickets

Need 15 from 12b

NEP 156/3
CRR: 8.67RRR: 7.50
Airee47 (20b)
Gulsan Jha12 (12b)
Wheal3-0-29-0
17.6
4

Wheal to Airee

walks inside the leg-sided line, lifted over fine leg! Massive finish to the over! And now Nepal are marching to the finish line!
17.5
6

Wheal to Airee

backs away to the short ball, crashed over point! How did he manage that? The ball skims off the top of the blade like a pelota shot!
17.4
2

Wheal to Airee

short, swishes his pull out to deep midwicket, good scampering first run to get back for the second
17.3
1

Wheal to Gulsan Jha

big swing, big leading edge, just short of deep third! Just the single. Jha loses his shape to the angle across his bows
17.2
0

Wheal to Gulsan Jha

lovely full length on the cutter, off-stump line, Jha loses his shape and can't connect
17.1
0

Wheal to Gulsan Jha

a wipe across the width from back of a length, no contact... just as well from Scotland's perspective. That could have skimmed away through deep third
Over17

11 runs, 0 wickets

Need 28 from 18b

NEP 143/3
CRR: 8.41RRR: 9.33
Airee35 (17b)
Gulsan Jha11 (9b)
Currie3-0-23-0
16.6
4

Currie to Airee

slashed away through deep third! Airee seizes on the width on the full length...staying leg-sided and slicing it away expertly! 11 off the over, and that's ahead of the remaining rate
16.5
1

Currie to Gulsan Jha

inswinger, on the pads, but the deflection saves the wide. Gulshan was swinging hard, any connection and that would have travelled
16.4
0

Currie to Gulsan Jha

inswinging yorker! Tremendous bowling, and Gulshan can only stab his bat down late to save his stumps from being spread-eagled. Vital dot
16.3
1

Currie to Airee

hops outside off, to stay on top of a rising delivery... chopped out to cover
16.2
4

Currie to Airee

width, back of a length, leathered through the covers! Nothing Airee-fairy about that shot! Solid base, strong eye, ruthless timing!
16.1
1

Currie to Gulsan Jha

full length from over the wicket, a pinging drive straight out of the screws, but Berrington in the covers flings himself brilliantly to save three runs

Match Details

Teams
Scotland
Scotland
Nepal
Nepal
Winner
Ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Series
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Season
2025/26
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
17 February 2026 - night (T20-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee