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South Africa survived a huge scare after beating Nepal by 1 run in a T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match. On Saturday, June 15 at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St Vincent, the Proteas snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after a roller-coaster ride. With their fourth win in the group stage, Aiden Markram and Co. finished on top of the table.<\/p>\n
Nepal, in the meantime, would not be able to make their way through to the Super 8 despite their whole-hearted efforts. It also means that Najmul Hossain Shanto\u2019s Bangladesh and Scott Edwards\u2019 Netherlands will be competing for the other spot from their group. Sri Lanka were earlier knocked out<\/strong><\/a> after Shanto\u2019s Tigers beat the Dutch.<\/p>\n South Africa vs Nepal, T20 World Cup Highlights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n After being put in to bat first, the Proteas huffed and puffed their way to scoring 115 against Nepal. Barring Reeza Hendricks, most of the South African batters struggled to get going. Hendricks scored 43 runs off 49 balls with 5 fours and a six before Dipendra Singh Airee accounted for his wicket. Airee made life tough for the opposition batters with figures of 4-0-21-3.<\/p>\n It was Tristan Stubbs\u2019 unbeaten 27 off 18 that helped South Africa post 115 for 7 on the board. Kushal Bhurtel also had a dream day after he had figures of 4-0-19-4. Sandeep Lamichhane, who played his first game in the ongoing tournament, could not make a breakthrough, but bowled at an economy rate of 4.50.<\/p>\n T20 World Cup Coverage<\/a> | Points Table<\/a> | T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule<\/a> | Player Stats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh laid the platform for Nepal in their run-chase with a partnership of 35 runs. Aasif was stupendous after he scored 42 runs off 49 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Rohit Paudel got out cheaply, but Aasif and Anil Sah put on 50 runs for the third wicket to put Nepal in a position of command.<\/p>\n With Nepal needing 30 runs off 38 balls, they looked in cruise control. But then, Tabraiz Shamsi stepped up for the Proteas big time and got four crucial wickets o finish with figures of 4-0-19-4. Nepal dragged the game to the last over where they were left with 8 runs to get.<\/p>\n Gulshan Jha smacked Ottneil Baartman for a four, but the boundary was not enough for Nepal. Jha failed to complete a single in the last ball and was run out at the non-striker\u2019s end as South Africa won by the barest of margins.<\/p>\nShamsi saves the day for South Africa<\/b><\/h3>\n