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Nepal defeated Scotland by six wickets in today's match held under the ongoing ICC World Cup Cricket League-2.

Chasing the target of 195-run posted by Scotland in Kirtipur-based TU Cricket ground, Nepal met it in 38.1 overs by losing four wickets.

For Nepal's victory, Captain Rohit Poudel scored the highest 74 runs off 98 balls. Similarly, Ishan Pandey made 55 runs off 61 balls, Asif Sheikh gathered 29 runs and Kushal Bhurtel collected 29 runs. 

Towards bawling, Mark Watt took two wickets while Brandon McMullen took one wicket for Scotland. 

Earlier, elected to bat first after winning the toss, Scotland scored 194 runs in 39.1 overs at the loss of all wickets. 

For Scotland, Brandon McMullen scored the highest 73 runs off 44 balls while Michael English collected 51 runs, Gorge Munsey made 21 runs and Mark Watt gathered 20 runs.

Similarly, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal took four wickets and three wickets respectively. Likewise, Dipendra Singha Airee, Sompal Kami and Nandan Yadav took one wicket each.

With this victory, Nepal are in the fifth position with 22 points in the championship, where eight nations are participating.

Nepal national  cricket team's leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has set a record in the one-day international cricket.

Lamichhane has set a new record by breaking the record for the fastest 150 wickets in One Day International cricket, previously held by Australian player Mitchell Starc.

Lamichhane broke the record after taking three wickets for Nepal in the ICC World Cup League-2 match against Scotland, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur today.

He took the wickets of George Munsey, Brandon McMullen, and Matthew Cross in the match against Scotland today. 

Lamichhane succeeded in taking 150 wickets in 73 ODIs. 

Starc had achieved this milestone in 77 matches.

Iran's attacking talisman Sardar Azmoun was a notable absence from coach Amir Ghalenoei's preliminary World Cup squad as the team gear up for the tournament in North America amid diplomatic ​tensions surrounding their participation, Reuters reported. 

Ghalenoei did not explain the reason for omitting Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in 91 internationals, but Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that the former Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma striker was left out due to injury.

Neymar's final audition for Brazil's World Cup squad turned into a nightmare on Sunday when officials mistakenly substituted the ​wrong player during Santos' 3-0 defeat by Coritiba on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

The 34-year-old was dramatically hauled off the pitch after he alleged a fourth official bungled a substitution, pulling Neymar instead of teammate Gonzalo Escobar despite the forward only leaving ​temporarily for treatment on his calf.