South Africa vs Nepal, 31st Match, Group D at Kingstown, T20 World Cup, Jun 14 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
31st Match, Group D (N), Kingstown, June 14, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
(20 ov, T:116) 114/7

South Africa won by 1 run

Player Of The Match
4/19
tabraiz-shamsi
Cricinfo's MVP
116.07 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
South Africa 115/7(20 overs)
Nepal 114/7(20 overs)
27 (24)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
SA116.07---4/195.47116.07
NEP75.2813(21)10.645.594/193.8769.69
NEP57.216(11)2.91- 2.483/213.3959.69
SA51.4627(18)34.6251.46---
SA42.843(49)42.3442.8---
end of over 206 runs • 1 wicket
NEP: 114/7CRR: 5.70 
Sompal Kami8 (4b 1x6)
Ottneil Baartman 4-0-20-0
Anrich Nortje 4-0-27-1

11.10pm So that will be all from Kingstown today. In the end, Nepal were so close no matter how far, but in the end, that doesn't really matter as far as the points table is concerned, unfortunately. They are officially knocked out as South Africa go to the next stage with a perfect record. There has been a lot of support for Nepal at the grounds, and there have been a lot of you in the comments section here, and I can only imagine the heartbreak, but the Nepal players can hold their heads high at having given a team like South Africa a right run for their money. Maybe the game against Bangladesh will give them a chance at getting a win over a Full Member nation for the first time. Time will tell. As for today, in other news, New Zealand trounced Uganda for their first win of the competition and earlier in the day, the USA-Ireland game got washed out in a knockout blow for Pakistan. That will be all from us. On behalf of Madushka Balasuriya, whose report shall be up soon, Sudeep Poojari, this is Abhimanyu signing off!

11.05pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Aiden Markram: "Very grateful to have got the win, we were not near our best tonight. Reflecting back on the game over the next few days, there will be a lot of learnings for us. We have a good pace attack and you want to back that. I thought if we got the ball in the right areas, it would be challenging for the batters. In hindsight, we should have picked another spinner. First and foremost, the way [Nepal] bowled it made it really tough for us. They put us under a lot of pressure. And maybe there was not enough conviction in our plans. [On moving from USA to West Indies] It has been a bit different, we spent the whole day almost doing nothing and there we'd be playing first thing in the morning. Moving forward some things may change. It's one of the big challenges of cricket, being open minded and adapting."

Rohit Paudel: "I think I am very proud of the unit, especially the way we bowled and batted. When we saw the wicket yesterday, we thought it would be on the slower side. When we were bowling I thought the wicket was helping the spinners so we carried on with the spinners. I think we were very close but a little far. In crunch moments we did well, I thought we fought very good. If we get more exposure to games like this, we will be on the other side [of the result]. [On the fans] I want to thank the fans for the way they have been supporting us. They come a long way, in the rain and everything, they come to support us."

10.55pm What. A. Match. Nepal were the better team in the first innings, with Bhurtel and Airee spinning a web around South Africa. Then the batters seemed to put them in control. But in the last three overs, South Africa hit back and hit back hard. Shamsi and Nortje picked three between them to leave Nepal in trouble. Sompal Kami's six in the penultimate over again got Nepal back in with a shout and when Gulsan Jha brought it down to two off two, it looked like history was there to be made. But in the end, South Africa held their nerves. A World Cup classic!

Player of the match, Tabraiz Shamsi: "Definitely relived, we came in with the goal of making it four out of four in this stage. Anywhere we go in the Caribbean, I assume that there is going to be turn. Fast bowlers did a great job in New York, but slower bowlers will have to take on the mantle. [On Nepal] I think they were brilliant, they took full advantage of the conditions. Wicket got better in the second innings, but they played a beautiful game. The huge positive is that we've been put under pressure every game and we've stood up to it every time. When this team is rolling, everyone knows their roles."

Sujoy : "Reminiscent of Bangladesh vs India in 2016. Nepal just couldn't hold their nerve like BD"

StevO: "Good luck to any team playing Afghanistan on this wicket. Honestly the way they are playing with this assistance they are walking into the semi finals!" Australia are set to play them here!

Tika Ram Basel: "Idk what to say, this is the game we could beat South Africa. Totally devastating! totally heartbroken and crying! Watching from Germany whole the night, now it's 5:00 AM. No Sleep. So so sad. Idk how can i forget this game? "

19.6
W
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, OUT

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!

Gulsan Jha run out (†de Kock/Klaasen) 6 (6b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 100

This has come down to the wire!

19.5
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, no run

Baartman bowls the dot! Digs it in short and beats the attempted ramp! Two from one, and one for a Super Over!

19.4
2
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, 2 runs

Crashed through cover and they are just two away now! Length ball going across him, he backs away and slaps it away to deep cover's left. They get the brace.

19.3
4
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, FOUR runs

Game on! Cracking shot! Baartman goes for the wide yorker again, Jha has moved across the stumps and he carts it over cover. Deep point stood no chance. Four needed from three now!

19.2
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, no run

Nails the wide yorker, inside the line, and Jha can't touch this either! Another dot from Baartman

19.1
Baartman to Gulsan Jha, no run

Length ball on off angled across the left-handed batter, who looks to cut but can't make contact

What a match this is! Eight needed off the last over! Gulsan Jha on strike. And he hasn't faced a single delivery yet! Baartman will look to close this out for South Africa

end of over 198 runs • 1 wicket
NEP: 108/6CRR: 5.68 RRR: 8.00 • Need 8 from 6b
Sompal Kami8 (4b 1x6)
Gulsan Jha0 (0b)
Anrich Nortje 4-0-27-1
Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-19-4
18.6
2
Nortje to Sompal Kami, 2 runs

Full on off, driven out through cover, they run very well to get two! Nepal keeping themselves right in it!

18.5
6
Nortje to Sompal Kami, SIX runs

Hold your horses, there are twists still to come! Sompal Kami has hit this out of the park! Back of hand slower ball and Sompal picks it early, bashing it over midwicket. That's gone over 100 metres. Some cars in the parking lot may have been damaged!

18.4
Nortje to Sompal Kami, no run

Sompal looks to cut this back of length delivery but is beaten by the pace. Nortje hit 142kph there

18.3
Nortje to Sompal Kami, no run

Very full around off, Sompal Kami drives it straight to Klaasen at cover. Another dot ball. More pressure!

Nepal need 16 off 10. We are waiting for the middle stump to be fixed, after Nortje imparted some damage on it!

18.2
W
Nortje to Kushal Malla, OUT

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!

Kushal Malla b Nortje 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 33.33
18.1
Nortje to Kushal Malla, no run

Length ball outside off, punched to cover

Nortje to bowl the penultimate over

end of over 182 runs • 2 wickets
NEP: 100/5CRR: 5.55 RRR: 8.00 • Need 16 from 12b
Kushal Malla1 (1b)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4-0-19-4
Marco Jansen 4-0-16-0
17.6
W
Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, OUT

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!

Aasif Sheikh b Shamsi 42 (49b 4x4 1x6 77m) SR: 85.71
17.5
Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, no run

On a length around leg, Sheikh looks to tuck it away on the leg side but only hits it onto his own pads

17.4
1
Shamsi to Kushal Malla, 1 run

Full on leg, clipped square through leg side and they get a single and 100 comes up for Nepal

The required rate is back above 6. Nepal are four wickets down. Can South Africa pull another game back from the brink in this World Cup? Or will Nepal make history?

17.3
W
Shamsi to Airee, OUT

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!

Dipendra Singh Airee c †de Kock b Shamsi 6 (11b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 54.54
17.2
1
Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

Full on off, he skips out and drives it out to long-on

Jenish : "This is going to be a nervy watch"

17.1
Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, no run

On a length around leg, fended towards midwicket

SA's final card. Shamsi' last over.

end of over 173 runs
NEP: 98/3CRR: 5.76 RRR: 6.00 • Need 18 from 18b
Dipendra Singh Airee6 (10b)
Aasif Sheikh41 (45b 4x4 1x6)
Marco Jansen 4-0-16-0
Aiden Markram 2-0-8-1
16.6
Jansen to Airee, no run

Low full toss outside off sneaks under the bat as Airee looks to drive on the off side. Jansen closes the over well

Monish Pokhrel: "Super excited to witness such a spectacular performance from Nepal. All Nepal needs to do is Rotation of strike and keep calm…that will take us to historic victory."

16.5
Jansen to Airee, no run

Yorker around middle and off, Airee manages to jam his bat down and dig it out to midwicket

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
RR Hendricks
43 runs (49)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
10 runs
1 four0 six
Control
70%
Aasif Sheikh
42 runs (49)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
14 runs
1 four1 six
Control
59%
Best performances - bowlers
T Shamsi
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
4
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
K Bhurtel
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
4
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent
TossNepal, elected to field first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Match numberT20I no. 2681
Match days14 June 2024 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSouth Africa 2, Nepal 0
Language
English
Win Probability
SA 100%
SANEP
100%50%100%SA InningsNEP Innings

Over 20 • NEP 114/7

Gulsan Jha run out (†de Kock/Klaasen) 6 (6b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 100
W
South Africa won by 1 run
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