Scotland vs Nepal, 33rd Match, Group C, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Michael Leask to Kushal Bhurtel, out Caught by Tom Bruce!! Michael Leask strikes first ball. It's full on leg-stump, Kushal Bhurtel gets low to slogsweep, is early and it's off the cue-end of the bat, Bruce did well at mid-wicket to keep his eyes on the ball as he ran back, takes it over his shoulder with both hands. Scotland break the dangerous opening stand. Kushal Bhurtel c Tom Bruce b Michael Leask 43(35) [4s-1 6s-4]

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, again no flight, fullish outside off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, good length and darted outside off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and punches with an open-face, backward point dives to his left to cut off runs

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, wide of the crease and flat good length outside off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and cuts and misse

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, full outside off, slides on, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to drive and misses, good take by Matthew Cross

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, 2 runs, slower-ball off-cutter and short of length on middle, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and nudges it wide of deep backward square-leg for two

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, short of length and seam-up, tight on off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to defend to short mid-wicket

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide to the left of backward point who slides to cut it off, saves runs. Bruce the man

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX, top-tier at deep backward square-leg. A short of length delivery and angling into the right-hander, Kushal Bhurtel backs away outside the leg-stump, bigger side but doesn't matter to Bhurtel. He pulls and it flies off the bat

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, short of length just outside off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and pushes it to backward point, open-fac

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Oliver Davidson to Kushal Bhurtel, 2 runs, wide of the crease and full outside off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to drive and beats extra-cover to his left, they come back for two

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, leg byes, 1 run, direct-hit from short third and Kushal Bhurtel was out. Length delivery and shapes back in to outside the leg-stump, Bhurtel gets forward to flick and misses, he is slow as Aasif Sheikh calls him through

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, Kushal Bhurtel shimmies outside the leg-stump, then comes back in line, slower and good length outside off, he opens the face of the bat to glide it down to short third man for one

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, wide of the crease and quick, good length on leg-stump, neat back foot block back to Mark Watt

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX, smashed for six. It's full and in the slot on off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and doesn't make any predetermined movements this time, lofts and it's a flat six over long-on. Mid-on is inside

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX, floaty and slower outside the leg-stump, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and is already outside the leg-stump, the slogsweep comes out and it's a flat six over deep mid-wicket. Just has the elevation to go all the way

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR, poor delivery and four. Fired own leg, Kushal Bhurtel gets low and sweeps wide of short fine and this is not a big ground

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, length on middle, angling into Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and flicks to deep backward square-leg, neatly done

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, short of length on middle, Kushal Bhurtel shuffles across to lap and misses, beaten for pace, premeditated and it doesn't come off

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, look at McMullen and Brad Wheal's reactions. They can't believe the leg bail hasn't fallen. A sharp back of a length delivery and angled in, Kushal Bhurtel makes room slightly to pull, misses, just a kiss on top of the leg bail and that's the sound. Scotland were convinced it was out and lose the review

Brad Wheal to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, full and down leg, Kushal Bhurtel flicks and misses, off the pads to mid-wicket. Missing leg-stump

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, 2 runs, brilliant from McMullen at long-off. He sprints a long way to his left and then dives to save two. That is great stuff. A flat good length delivery on off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and punches nicely, beats the dive of extra-cover to his left but McMullen is there

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, drifts into the pads, Kushal Bhurtel closes the face of the bat and flicks, thin inside-edge on to the thigh pad and rolls to the vacant square-leg area

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, wide of the crease and angled in full on middle, Kushal Bhurtel sinks low to slogsweep, mistimes it to the right of mid-on

Mark Watt to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, tossed up full outside off, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to drive hard and straight to cover-point

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, Berrington charges in from cover and fails to pick it up. Would've been a tight single. Good length on middle, drop and run from Kushal Bhurtel in front of cover

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, good length and again the slower-ball, middle and leg, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot to work it to mid-wicket

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, slower-ball and just misses off-stump. On a back of a length and Kushal Bhurtel was deceived, tried to poke at it, past the inside-edge and inches from off-stump. Good take by Matthew Cross

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX, smashed for six. On a length on middle, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and lofts so well, seam-up and Bhurtel didn't hold back. Flies over wide long-on

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, slower-ball on a good length on middle, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to turn to short mid-wicket

Brad Currie to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, Brad Currie saves umpire KN Anantha Padmanabhan from probable serious damage. That is smashed back and towards the ump, Currie sticks a left hand and the ball is parried to mid-off. That was heading for the ump and he was looking to go down

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, full outside off, hint of shape away, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward to drive hard and straight to sweeper cover

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, 1 run, good length and sliding down leg, Kushal Bhurtel gets forward and closes the face of the bat to turn to deep backward square-leg, is off the mark

Brandon McMullen to Kushal Bhurtel, no run, short of length just outside off, Kushal Bhurtel goes on the back foot and defends solidly to backward point