Published: Mar 08, 2018, 12:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 08, 2018, 07:56 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018. Match 11 of the tournament will see Scotland take on Nepal at Bulawayo. Placed at the top of Group B points table with 2 wins, Scotland are all set to make it 3 out of 3 with a win against Nepal. Scotland, who were the winners of the qualifiers previously, have maintained their champion tag this time as well. They first thrashed Afghanistan by 7 wickets and followed it with a 4-wicket win against Hong Kong. Calum MaCleod’s 157 that led Scotland to victory against Afghanistan. Against Hong Kong, the bowlers came to party as Tom Sole and Alasdair Evans running through the opposition. Skipper Kyle Coetzer, having missed out in the first game, returned in form guiding his side to victory with an unbeaten 41. Nepal, on the other hand, have had a break since their 116-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the opening clash. They will look to get things straight and get the combination right. It was a tough first outing for Nepal where they were hammered by Sikandar Raza and Brendan Taylor. Nepal know they will have to bring out their A game to get past Scotland. A lot will rely on Paras Khadka and Sandeep Lamichhane. Nepal know how to win against bigger teams and that is what they will be looking come Thursday. Squads: Nepal: Paras Khadka (c), Dipendra Singh Airee (wk), Aarif Sheikh, Lalit Bhandari, Shakti Gauchan, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Dilip Nath, Rohit Kumar, Lalit Rajbanshi, Basant Regmi, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami, Sharad Vesawkar. Scotland: Kyle Coetzer (c), Craig Wallace (wk), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Tom Sole, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Stuart Whittingham.
