Nepal 'A' defeats Scotland

Kathmandu, May 7: Nepal 'A' triumphed over Scotland in the triangular one-day practice match that commenced today. Nepal 'A' defeated the visitors, Scotland by 45 runs at Mulpani Cricket Ground.     

In pursuit of the target of 278 runs set by Nepal 'A', Scotland was bowled out for 232 runs in 48.2 overs.     

Opener Finley McCrath was the top scorer for Scotland, contributing 52 runs. He scored a half-century off 73 balls, including 6 fours and 1 six. Additionally, Jack Jarvis scored 45 runs, Mark Watt contributed 37, Brendan McMullan added 21, Matthew Cross scored 22, and Oliver Davidson was dismissed for 17 runs.     

For the bowling side, Nepal 'A', Rashid Khan claimed 3 wickets, while Shahab Alam, Yuvraj Khatri, and Basir Ahmed each took 2 wickets.     

Earlier, winning the toss, Nepal 'A' batted first, accumulating a total of 277 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Dev Khanal was the standout performer for Nepal 'A', scoring 63 runs off 65 balls, which included 6 fours and 1 six. Opener Mayan Yadav contributed 45 runs, while captain Anil Kumar Sah added 18 runs.     

Sandeep Zora scored 34, Pawan Sarraf made 31, and Narayan Joshi managed 8 runs before being dismissed. Deepak Dumre remained unbeaten with 23 runs.     

For Scotland, Brendley Curry and Sufian Sharif each took 2 wickets, while Oliver Davidson, Brandon McMullan, Jack Jarvis, and Mark Watt each took 1 wicket.     

Nepal 'A' is set to face the USA in their second practice match tomorrow.(RSS)