KATHMANDU:- The United States of America (USA) has defeated Scotland by 6 wickets in the match held today under under the ICC World Cup League 2.
In the match played at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, chasing a target of 170 runs set by Scotland for victory, USA achieved it in 27.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets.
Openers Smith Patel and Shahan Jahangir scored 37 runs each for USA while Captain Sayteja Mukkamalla scored 35 runs.
Earlier, Scotland, who had won the toss and elected to bat first, scored a total of 169 runs in 43.3 overs, losing all their wickets.
Mark Watt contributed the most for Scotland with 66 runs. Similarly, Brandon McMullan, scored 32 runs while Matthew Cross scored 20 runs.
For the bowling side, Rushil Ugarkar took 4 wickets alone, while Saurabh Netrawalkar took three wickets. Similarly, Shubham Ranjan took two wickets while Harmeet Singh took one wicket.
With the win, USA has climbed to the top spot in the points table with 38 points. Scotland, which has the same 38 points, is in second place based on run rate. Nepal will now face the USA on coming Friday.