Suryakumar Yadav Press Conference: How SKY Trolled Indo-Pak Rivalry
Bhurtel had a narrow escape at the start when Brad Currie bowled a reverse catch and the opener immediately capitalized for a massive six over long-on. Nepal’s innings started cautiously under pressure, but Aasif Sheikh (33) and Bhurtel brought the momentum with many boundaries, including sixes over fine leg and off Mark Watt. Scotland’s spinners tightened the screws later, claiming Bhurtel, Aasif and skipper Rohit Paudel (16), but Airee’s late strike and Jha’s finishing touches secured victory with four balls to spare. Earlier, Michael Jones guided Scotland to a competitive 170/7 with a 71-run blitz with eight fours and three sixes. His opening stand of 80 runs with George Munsey was the backbone of the innings, although the rest of the batsmen failed to convert starts. Munsey managed 27 off 29 balls and fell in frustration with a diving catch by Sundeep Jora at long-on. Scotland suffered further setbacks with fielding breakdowns, including the fall of skier Jory from McMullen, before Sompal Kami (3/25) cleaned up Jones with a brilliant one-handed catch to end Scotland’s innings. Finally, Nepal signed off their World Cup campaign on a high, delighting over 19,000 fans at the Wankhede with a dominant performance.