South Africa Clinches Thrilling Victory Over Nepal
South Africa became the first team to enter the Super-8 of this year’s World Cup. But, they were beaten by the Asian team. The 31st match of the Twenty20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and Nepal. Africa finally won the match which was played till the last over. With Nepal needing 2 runs to win from the last ball, Africa took one wicket and won the match by one run. With this, South Africa won the Four Matches in the tournament.
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Nepal’s Valiant Chase Falls Short
THE HEARTBREAKING MOMENT FOR NEPAL.
– A defeat by just 1 run! 🥹💔pic.twitter.com/qPhUgfgI77
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 15, 2024
Batting first after losing the toss, South Africa scored 115 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. Apart from opener Reza Hendricks (43), no African batsman could make a big knock. Tristan Stubbs scored 27 not out to give Nepal a target of 116 runs. Nepal made a good start in chasing this challenge. But, lack of experience once again affected Nepal and Africa ran away. Nepal needed 2 runs off the last ball to win. But the last ball went unbeaten. Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock made a good throw at the other end to help run out the Nepalese batsman and avoid a super over. Apart from this, Africa won by a landslide.
Key Performances and Turning Points
Kushal Bhartel played a vital role for Nepal in restricting the mighty South Africa to just 115 runs. He took 4 wickets for just 19 runs in his 4 overs, while Dipendra Singh Airey (3) took 3 wickets. Chasing down the challenge of 116 runs from Africa, opener Asif Shaikh played a restrained knock of 42 runs from Nepal. But as soon as he got out, Nepal’s innings collapsed. Anil Sah (27) tried to save him. But in the end, South Africa used their experience to win on the last ball. Tabrez Shamsi took the most four wickets from South.
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