Nepal’s campaign has been defined by missed opportunities. Their narrow four-run defeat to England while chasing 184 hinted at promise, yet subsequent losses to Italy and West Indies laid bare deeper issues. Batting collapses repeatedly left the bowlers defending inadequate totals. Kushal Bhurtel has struggled for rhythm with both bat and ball, while Sandeep Lamichhane has failed to take a wicket since the England encounter. The fact that Nepal claimed only one wicket across their last two matches underlines the scale of their bowling concerns.
Scotland, meanwhile, have shown flashes of resilience. Following defeat to West Indies, they registered an emphatic win over Italy before being brushed aside by England. Their spin attack has been a standout feature, thriving on Indian surfaces with 11 wickets at 24.63. With Wankhede producing an average of 2.2 degrees of turn, the conditions could again favour their slower bowlers.
Both teams may rotate their squads, with Scotland already replacing the injured Safyaan Sharif with Jack Jarvis. Nepal, too, could provide opportunities to bench players.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel stressed the importance of positivity, saying, “If you keep listening to outside noise, it will be hard for all the players to perform in the next match. So we are keeping it outside and when the team is losing, it is very important to keep everyone very positive and we are trying to do that.”
Scotland’s Tom Bruce added, “Yeah, look, last game against England, we played in front of 50,000. And they were supporting us. So I think now we can expect probably less crowd, more noise, but to be supporting Nepal. So I think it’s best of both worlds for the guys to experience that.”
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