Scotland's captain Richie Berrington credited Nepal's batter Dipendra Singh Airee and the team's bowling unit after Nepal scripted history and clinched their first-ever T20 World Cup win by defeating Scotland in the 2026 edition at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Berrington also hailed
Scotland were added to the 20-nation tournament in the 11th hour after Bangladesh were dropped from the tournament after refusing to travel to India for their scheduled fixtures.
Shimron Hetmyer's blistering 64, followed by a fantastic bowling performance from Romario Shepherd, who picked up a hat-trick and five-wicket haul, helped the Windies to defend their 183-run target.
Scotland captain Richie Berrington acknowledged the unique circumstances surrounding his team's late entry into the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, but said the squad is focused on making the most of the opportunity.
Scotland will be captained by captain Richie Berrington and has previously participated in six of the nine editions of the T20 World Cup (2007, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024).
Bangla Tigers Mississauga moved to the second spot in the leaderboard after recording a four-wicket win over the Surrey Jaguars before Brampton Wolves got their act together to return to winning ways with a six-wicket triumph over Vancouver Knights.
Following his side's five-wicket loss to Australia in their ICC T20 World Cup match, Scotland skipper Richie Berrington said that they could not capitalise towards the end with the ball and failed to carry forward their start with the ball for long enough.
Half-centuries from Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis helped Australia end the group stage unbeaten and defeated Scotland by five wickets in their ICC T20 World Cup match at Saint Lucia on Sunday.
Ahead of their last group stage match against Australia in the T20 World Cup, Scotland player Michael Leask expressed happiness over the bilateral T20I series agreed by the two boards