Scotland were unable to build on Friday’s thumping victory over the USA as they slipped to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Nepal in Dallas.
Put into bat by their opponents, seven Scotland batters reached double figures, with six of them getting out between 14 and 19 as they could only post 154.
In reply, Nepal threatened a brief wobble when they slipped to 63-4, but a superb, unbeaten half-century from Aarif Sheikh ensured his side would get across the line, reaching their target inside 30 overs.
That is now three wins from three for the chasing side in this series so far, with the USA’s victory over Nepal on Sunday meaning each side now has one win under their belt.
Inserting Scotland, Nepal got off to a dream start with the ball, Karan KC getting one to nip back and bowl Charlie Tear between bat and pad in the first over.
Sompal Kami would bowl an equally terrific delivery to remove Andy Umeed’s off stump, and when Sandeep Lamichhane trapped Brandon McMullen (16) LBW, Scotland had slid to 34-3 inside 12 overs.
Michael Jones and Richie Berrington added 36 for the fourth wicket, with Jones looking the more free-flowing, but he fell for 19 as he looked to strike Aarif Sheikh down the ground, caught by a back-peddling Rohit Paudel.
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