Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Scotland T20I Tri Series, Match 3 – Scotland vs Nepal, which will be played on the 17th of June at the Forthill, Dundee.
Match Prediction – Scotland v Nepal
Match 3 – Scotland vs Nepal (Forthill, Dundee)
Current T20I Form Nepal:
Nepal are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Nepal in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Rohit Kumar Paudel with 48 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Nepal in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Sandeep Lamichhane with 3 scalps under his belt.
Nepal have lost their previous match against Netherlands in a Super Over.
Netherlands batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 7 in 20 overs. The top order batters made healthy contributions and laid the foundation for a big total. However, a couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs. Teja Nidamanuru and Saqib Zulfiqar made 35 and 25 runs respectively to help Netherlands get past the 150 run mark in their innings.
During the chase, Nepal lost 2 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. After their dismissals, Kushal Bhurtel and Rohit Kumar Paudel smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground and scored 34 and 48 runs respectively. The middle order struggled and Nepal were looking out of favor at one stage. However, Nandan Yadav had their back. He smashed 12 runs in 4 balls to help Nepal tie the game.
There were 2 tied Super Overs in the match. In the 3rd Super Over, Nepal struggled to score a single run. Netherlands easily chased it down and won the highly entertaining game.
Current Form Scotland:
Scotland are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for Scotland in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Finlay McCreath with 40 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Scotland in the Scotland T20I Tri Series is Safyaan Sharif with 2 scalps under his belt.
Scotland have won their previous match against Netherlands by 39 runs.
Scotland batted first and they posted a total of 160 for 8 in 20 overs. The top order struggled to get going and Scotland were reduced to 76 for 5 in the 11th over. After this phase, Finlay McCreath and Matthew Cross smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. They made 40 and 33 runs respectively to help Scotland get to 160 in their innings.
During the chase, Netherlands lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 78 for 6 in the 12th over. Netherlands couldn’t really stage a comeback after that and they were eventually bowled out for 121, losing the match by 39 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Anil Sah, Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (capt), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav, Aasif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pawan Sarraf, Surya Tamang, Kushal Malla, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Rijan Dhakal
Scotland
Richie Berrington (capt), Matthew Cross, Jasper Davidson, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Leask, Gavin Main, Chris McBride, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Liam Naylor, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Scotland
Who will win?– Nepal
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal), Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal), Jasper Davidson (Scotland)
Most Sixes – Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal), Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
Player of the Match – Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal)
Team Scores Batting first – Nepal 165+, Scotland 160+
Match Handicap: Nepal
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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