Scotland vs Nepal Prediction: Airee to shine in Nepal’s last stand

Scotland and Nepal bid farewell to the T20 World Cup with a Group C showdown at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (13:30 start). Late entrants Scotland have a win over Italy to show for their efforts so far while Nepal, despite taking England to the final ball in their opener, are yet to win a point.

Steve Davies provides his Scotland vs Nepal predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Scotland vs Nepal Preview & Team News:

Team News

Scotland named an unchanged XI against England and have used only 12 players in total over the course of three matches.

With the prospect of qualification having ended there must be a temptation to play any of their five unused squad players, most intriguingly 19-year-old uncapped Afghan-born seamer Zainullah Ihsan.

Batter Sundeep Jora and all-rounder Basir Ahamad are the only two members of Nepal's 15-man travelling party still to get a game and both will hope their chance arrives on Tuesday.

Scotland vs Nepal Odds

Scotland have two points to their name and enough about them to warrant a 4/7 quote against 11/8 Nepal.

George Munsey, the only player to hit a half century for Scotland in this tournament, is 15/4 to be his side's top runscorer, while Kushal Bhurtel is 10/3 to shrug off two flops and top score for Nepal.

Top Away Team Batter - Dipendra Singh Airee @ 7/2 

Nepal might be in danger of going home from this year's competition without a win to their name, but several of their players can take pride in their efforts.

And none more than Dipendra Singh Airee, Nepal's No.4 and top runscorer in two of their three matches played.

His 44 off 29 balls set the platform for Nepal's luckless run chase against England and he also posted a defiant 58 off 47 deliveries in a feebler team effort against West Indies.

The 26-year-old all-rounder had prepared for his nation's Group C campaign with a sparkling undefeated 50 against UAE in a warm-up match, so his good form was no secret.

He looks a class act and can bow out by top scoring for Nepal at the Wankhede.

Top Home Team Batter - Richie Berrington @ 4/1 

If Singh Airee is the class act in the Nepalese batting line-up, then it looks like a matchbet between George Munsey and Richie Berrington for the Scots.

And, while Munsey has Scotland's one half-century to date, a breezy 84 against a poor Italian attack, it is Berrington who has excelled against top-ranked nations West Indies and England.

Berrington scored a sprightly 42 off 24 balls against the Windies and then an excellent 49 off 32 balls to set up his side for a shot at glory against rivals England.

He has not scored less than 15 runs in any of his last six T20 internationals and can take top Scotland runscorer honours in their final fixture.

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