END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | SA: 115/7 | RR: 5.75
- Tristan Stubbs27 (18b)
- Kushal Bhurtel4-0-19-4
- Abinash Bohara3-0-19-0
Afeef: "Good finish from Stubbs, only batter to finish with a strike rate above 100. Perhaps we will realise the importance of Reeza's knock when Nepal will bat."
Jenish: "Never really thought I'd see the Win Predictor tilt that heavily in Nepal's side"
Bimal: "Wow! Feels soo good dominating the world's best batters. Just a bit of discipline in batting and we will cross the line. Let's go Nepal!"
8.58pm Well, what a display from Nepal. They could have hardly asked for more from their bowlers, as the spinners throttled the South African batters right throughout the innings. Sandeep Lamichhane might have been the headliner coming into this, but it was the supporting acts of Kushal Bhurtel (4 for 19) and Dipendra Airee (3 for 21) that did the damage. The wicket itself became slower as the innings progressed, aiding the spinners significantly. As such the South African batters struggled to really get going, with only Reeza Hendricks (43 off 49) and Tristan Stubbs (27 off 18) contributing anything of note. All in looks like we might be in for another low-scoring thriller. Abhimanyu will be with you in a bit for the start of the chase.
K Rabada st †Aasif Sheikh b Bhurtel 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Ravi: "Can Nepal Dream? can they? surely they can."
M Jansen c Sah b Bhurtel 1 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
DaWolf: "Bhurtel surely needs to bowl out after 2/10 off 3 overs?" --- You called it, here he is.
Aditya Kandregu: "Loving these pitches in USA and West Indies…making a T20 match equal for batters and bowlers!!!"
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs | SA: 106/5 | RR: 5.57
- Tristan Stubbs18 (14b)
- Marco Jansen1 (3b)
- Abinash Bohara3-0-19-0
- Dipendra Singh Airee4-0-21-3
Bohara as Nepal turn to pace at the death
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 99/5 | RR: 5.50
- Marco Jansen1 (2b)
- Tristan Stubbs12 (9b)
- Dipendra Singh Airee4-0-21-3
- Sandeep Lamichhane4-0-18-0
Airee ends with figures of 3 for 21, outstanding.
Sk: "AFG is playing 2 out of their 3 Super8 games here in Kingstown, and their spinners could be really handy! "
DA Miller c Lamichhane b Airee 7 (18m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 70.00
Airee now into his last
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | SA: 95/4 | RR: 5.58
- David Miller6 (8b)
- Tristan Stubbs10 (7b)
- Sandeep Lamichhane4-0-18-0
- Dipendra Singh Airee3-0-17-2
Lamichhane ends wicketless then, but it's a very economical spell for just 18 runs.