SCOTS AIM TO FINISH INDIA CAMPAIGN IN STYLE

Scotland's men are determined to sign off from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a flourish on Tuesday.

 

The Scots were eliminated on Monday after England beat Italy, but there is prize money, personal pride and plenty more besides at stake when they take on Nepal in Mumbai (1330 UK).

 

Victory would likely see Scotland finish third in Group C with two wins and two defeats, a more than respectable result after a frantic three and a half weeks since their late invitation to the tournament. The prospect of facing an exciting Nepal team under the lights at the Wankhede Stadium in front of what is expected to be a passionate crowd is one to relish.

 

"The last game against England in Kolkata, we played in front of 50,000 people and most of them were supporting us, so I think we can expect a little less in our favour tonight," said Tom Bruce.

 

"The fans this evening will definitely be supporting Nepal, so it's the best of both worlds for our guys to experience that. Ultimately we know it'll be difficult, as Nepal played so well against England and nearly pulled off one of the great upsets in World Cup cricket. They might be disappointed in their two performances since then, so we expect them to be at their best.

 

 

"Usually the team that shows up on the day gets the job done, so we want to put on a good show for the crowd and entertain, and hopefully that ends up in us getting the victory.

 

"We got ourselves into very good positions in the games against West Indies and England, but didn't quite manage to get ourselves over the line, which is a little disappointing. That said, there's a lot of positives, given we had limited preparation for the tournament, and we've played well in all three matches.

 

"We'd love to see more cricket between Associate nations and Tier One nations going forward. It's been a common theme across this World Cup where the non-Test playing nations have pushed the bigger teams very close, and maybe not quite finished the job. If there's more opportunities for this to happen, alongside the exposure these players get in franchise tournaments with the best in the world, it's only going to benefit players in the long run."