KATHMANDU: Nepal has restricted Scotland to 170 runs for 7 wickets in the match underway between the two sides in Mumbai, India.

In the last group stage match being held under the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, Nepal decided to bowl first after winning the toss and then restricted Scotland to 170 in 20 overs, taking 7 wickets.

For Scotland, Michael Jones top-scored with 71 runs in 45 runs followed by George Munsey who scored 27 runs in 29 balls. In addition, Brandon McMullen contributed 25 runs 19 balls.

For the bowling side, Sompal Kami took 3 wickets in 4 overs, giving away 25 runs while Nandan Yadav took 2 wickets. Captain Rohit Paudel and Kushal Bhurtel took 1 wicket each.

Both Nepal and Scotland have been eliminated from the tournament after failing to come out in the top two of their group. Nepal has yet to register a win while Scotland have a win in their bag, defeating Italy by 73 runs.