- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.3 Top edge and gone! Hendricks' frustrating innings comes to an end. This was back of a length and quicker, but it stops in the surface. Hendricks swipes at this and can only manage a top edge that loops straight back to Airee 82/43.4 Chipped back and Nepal have the breakthrough! This one was the arm ball, on a good length and angling in. De Kock is a little early on the drive, perhaps this held up in the surface. He ends up checking his stroke and can only offer up a simple return catch to Airee 22/111.2 And Bhurtel does make amends! This was a good length leg break outside off, that sits up a bit. Markram has to wait ages for this and ends up slashing hard at it only to chop on to his stumps 68/213.2 Bobble, bobble, bobble but he holds on! And they have the big fish in Klaasen! This was tossed up and Klaasen backs himself to take on the long boundary at extra cover, but he doesn't catch it as he would like and it's straight at Karan in the deep, who juggles this multiple times before leaping forward and holding on with his right hand 74/317.3 Sliced and gone! Airee's great day continues! This was tossed up on off, slows it up a touch. Miller goes hard on the drive across the line, but there's just enough turn to take the edge as this pops up straight to Lamichhane at short third 97/519.5 Jansen holes out! This was slightly back of a length as Jansen goes back and looks to muscle this over long-on. It's off the toe-end on the bat as Sah rushes in from the long-on boundary and takes a good catch falling forward 115/619.6 Bhurtel ends with a four-for! Rabada saunters down the track and looks for a big heave over long-on, but the googly beats him all ends up. Easy stumping to end the innings. South Africa end on 115 for 7 115/7Extras9 (lb 6, w 3)TOTAL115/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.75)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Quinton de Kock, 3.4 ov), 2-68 (Aiden Markram, 11.2 ov), 3-74 (Heinrich Klaasen, 13.2 ov), 4-82 (Reeza Hendricks, 15.3 ov), 5-97 (David Miller, 17.3 ov), 6-115 (Marco Jansen, 19.5 ov), 7-115 (Kagiso Rabada, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sompal Kami 2 1 6 0 3.00 10 1 0 1 0 DS Airee 4 0 21 3 5.25 9 1 0 1 0 Karan KC 1 0 9 0 9.00 3 2 0 0 0 Kushal Malla 2 0 17 0 8.50 6 2 1 0 0 S Lamichhane 4 0 18 0 4.50 11 1 0 0 0 K Bhurtel 4 0 19 4 4.75 12 0 1 1 0 A Bohara 3 0 19 0 6.33 8 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.2 Spin does the trick! Bhurtel looks to reverse-sweep the second ball of spin in the innings. This is tossed up on off, and turning back into the stumps. Bhurtel doesn't get near it and the ball goes off the pads and onto the stumps. Was there really a need for that shot in the situation Nepal were in? 35/117.6 Oh, Shamsi you magician! South Africa saved his last over for late, and boy has he given them a chance here? Sheikh was the set batter and he has to go! Full around off and it spins in sharply to go past the bat and hits pad and clips the off bail! Two double-wicket overs for Shamsi have given South Africa a chance of preventing the upset today! 100/57.4 Ripper! That spun back in a mile! Tossed up full and wide of off, Paudel looks for the drive but the ball turns sharply and crashes into off stump. Shamsi has just brought South Africa back to life! 35/213.4 Jansen takes a very good catch and South Africa get a breakthrough! Sah has been on the front foot and he takes on Markram. Full outside off and he looks to slog-sweep. The ball goes high, but doesn't go far enough. Jansen has to run in and to his left from long-on, but he gets under it and holds on as he tumbles. 85/317.3 Late twist?! Shamsi gets a wicket with a ball fired down leg! Airee looks to sweep but misses. QDK grabs it and goes up in appeal. The umpire thinks so too and Nepal review immediately. There's a spike as the ball passes the glove and Airee will have to go! 99/418.2 Bowled 'im! First wicket for a fast bowler in this game. Nortje digs it in on a length around leg, Malla looks to swing across the line and misses completely and that hits top of off! South Africa's leading wicket-taker in this World Cup has got a big one right now! 100/619.6 Is that a run out?! Quinton de Kock is all smiles! What a dramatic end this is. Jha can't get bat on the short ball but the batters take off for the single. QDK throws it and it deflects to Klaasen off Jha. Klaasen throws the stumps down at the non-striker's end and it's heartbreak for Nepal! Jha seemed to slow down just a tad in the end I think. He is on his haunches, hand on head. But it's celebrations for South Africa, who have again pulled out a win out of nowhere! 114/7Extras11 (b 4, lb 3, w 4)TOTAL114/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.7)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Kushal Bhurtel, 7.2 ov), 2-35 (Rohit Paudel, 7.4 ov), 3-85 (Anil Sah, 13.4 ov), 4-99 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 17.3 ov), 5-100 (Aasif Sheikh, 17.6 ov), 6-100 (Kushal Malla, 18.2 ov), 7-114 (Gulsan Jha, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Jansen 4 0 16 0 4.00 16 1 1 0 0 K Rabada 2 0 17 0 8.50 6 2 1 0 0 OEG Baartman 4 0 20 0 5.00 15 3 0 0 0 A Nortje 4 0 27 1 6.75 15 3 1 3 0 T Shamsi 4 0 19 4 4.75 12 0 1 1 0 AK Markram 2 0 8 1 4.00 4 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Nepal , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
14 June 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 2, Nepal 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: South Africa - 57/1 in 10.0 overs (RR Hendricks 30, AK Markram 10)
- Over 13.4: Review by Nepal (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - DA Miller (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: South Africa - 115/7 in 20.0 overs (T Stubbs 27)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- Drinks: Nepal - 48/2 in 10.0 overs (Aasif Sheikh 18, AK Sah 8)
- Nepal: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (Aasif Sheikh 18, AK Sah 27, Ex 5)
- Over 17.3: Review by Nepal (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - DS Airee (Struck down)
- Nepal: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 11
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAmid chaos and randomness, South Africa hold their nerve (for a change)
From being put on the backfoot by Nepal, they dragged themselves back courtesy Shamsi and Baartman
Nepal captain Paudel: 'We were very close but a little far'
He says Nepal will be on the right side of results if they get more exposure against the best sides in the world
Shamsi: 'We've been put under pressure every game and stood up to it'
Shamsi says SA will have to rely more on spin than pace in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup
Heartbreak for Nepal as Shamsi scripts stunning turnaround
Baartman successfully defended seven runs in the 20th over to give SA a stirring come-from-behind win
South Africa target four-in-four with Nepal preparing for Kingstown party
For Nepal, ace legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane is on board and could be in line for his first match of the T20 World Cup
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
AFG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
BAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.599 |
ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.992 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.963 |
USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.137 |
USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.127 |
PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.294 |
CAN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.493 |
IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.293 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.791 |
ENG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.611 |
SCOT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.255 |
NAM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.585 |
OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.062 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 |
AFG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.835 |
NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.415 |
UGA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4.51 |
PNG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.268 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.47 |
BAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.616 |
SL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.863 |
NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.358 |
NEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.542 |