Bryce & Sproul in Scotland squad for Nepal

Captain Kathryn Bryce and Pippa Sproul return to Scotland women's squad for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Nepal.

Craig Wallace's side and nine other teams will compete for four places at next year's World Cup in England, with the matches taking place from 12 January-2 February.

Scotland face Ireland, Thailand, the United States and Zimbabwe in Group A in pursuit of the super six stage, from which the top four will progress. Bangladesh, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands and Papua New Guinea make up Group B.

Last month, the Scots beat Uganda, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, Namibia and Papua New Guinea but lost to the Netherlands and hosts and winners Thailand at the Emerging Nations Trophy.

"Having that time together in Thailand was really important to get everyone back together and play T20 cricket as a group for this first time in a while," said Wallace.

"It was great getting to work on a few different things in terms of how we want to play and push the players really hard – we still have work to do, but it was good to get some hard games under our belt and play in high-pressure situations.

"It's pleasing to welcome Kathryn Bryce back, she's our captain and a world class player, and she adds so much value to all aspects of the game, both on and off the pitch. Sarah Bryce and Abtaha Maqsood did an outstanding job in Thailand leading the group, and Kathryn just adds value on top of that.

"We also have Pippa Sproul coming back in, who had an outstanding summer, and was rewarded with a contract for Hampshire, which is hugely exciting for her. She was unfortunately unavailable for Thailand due to school commitments, so I'm really happy to have her back, and give her the opportunity to show off her skills."