| 0.0 : Toss Update: Nepal have won the toss and opted to BOWL. |
| South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock(WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi (in for Keshav Maharaj). |
| Nepal (Playing XI) - Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(WK), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel(C), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane (in for Sagar Dhakal), Abinash Bohara. |
| Rohit Paudel, the Nepal captain, says that they will bowl first as the second innings will have dew and batting will be easier. Mentions that they had a good time to prepare and work on their skills in the past 10 days. |
| Aiden Markram, the South African skipper, says that they were looking to bat first so not unhappy with the toss result. Shares that they wanted to give some time to the batters in the middle. Mentions that they are excited about the clash as Nepal have done well in the past 12-18 months. Ends by sharing that Keshav Maharaj gets a break and Tabraiz Shamsi comes in for him. |
| Pitch Report: The experts reckon that there is a gentle breeze around the ground at 12 kmph and the boundaries are 67 and 61 meters on the square while 76 meters down the ground. They further add that there is a bit of grass that should assist the spinners and the pacers as well. End by mentioning that 160 should be a par score and the South African pacers should enjoy bowling on this surface. |
| This is the first meeting between these two sides in International cricket. Sandeep Lamichhane has joined the squad and is in the playing XI today. The leg-spinners's experience could be handy for the Nepalese side. |
| All in readiness now as the teams and match officials make their way to the ground for the National Anthems. We begin with the anthem of Nepal followed by that of South Africa. Live action is not far away. |
| Right then, we are done with the pre-match formalities. The umpires and players stride out to the park. Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks will be the openers for South Africa. It will be Sompal Kami with the ball for Nepal. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, Sompal Kami begins with a full-length delivery, just outside off, and shapes it away. Reeza Hendricks lets it go. |
| 0.2 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, Back of a length, on off. Reeza Hendricks gets behind it and knocks it to the cover-point fielder. |
| 0.3 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, On a length, on the leg peg. Reeza Hendricks defends it toward the silly mid on region. |
| 0.4 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR LEG BYES! First runs for South Africa and off the pad! Kami strays on the pad. Hendricks nudges it off the pad and it runs past the keeper for four extras to the fine leg region. |
| 0.5 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, Kami goes full, on off. Reeza Hendricks defends it forward. |
| 0.6 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, No run. |
| 0.0 : Time for some spin. It will Dipendra Singh Airee from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs. |
| Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Flat and way too wide outside the tramline. Quinton de Kock plays and misses. Wide signaled. |
| 1.2 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, Tossed up on off. Quinton de Kock drops into the off-side and calls for a run. |
| 1.3 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, Flat and turning in on off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks works it toward the wide mid on region for a single to get off the mark. |
| 1.4 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, Slower through the air and shorter, outside off. Quinton de Kock cuts it to backward point. |
| 1.5 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, Fires it full, at the stumps. Quinton de Kock comes forward and gets an inside edge toward backward square leg for one. |
| 1.6 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, Flatter and turning into middle and off-stump line. Reeza Hendricks hangs back and turns it toward backward square leg. He wanted the single but de Kock denied. |
| 2.2 : Sompal Kami to Quinton de Kock, No run. |
| 2.1 : Sompal Kami to Quinton de Kock, Pitched full, at the stumps. Quinton de Kock bunts it back at the bowler. |
| 2.3 : Sompal Kami to Quinton de Kock, Back of a length, on off. Quinton de Kock defends it toward mid off. |
| 2.4 : Sompal Kami to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Streaky but de Kock will take it. Kami bowls it full, outside off. Quinton de Kock goes for the expansive drive but gets an inside edge that runs past the short fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Sompal Kami to Quinton de Kock, Bangs it short, on middle and off-stump line. Quinton de Kock stays back and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for one. |
| 2.6 : Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, WIDE! Too short and way over the batter, around off. Reeza Hendricks sways out of the line and lets it go. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Sompal Kami to Reeza Hendricks, Good length delivery, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Reeza Hendricks looks to tuck it away but misses and wears on the thigh pad. |
| 3.1 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! BANG! Pitched full, in the slot on off. Reeza Hendricks stays deep in the crease and slams it past the bowler through mid off for a crunching boundary. |
| 3.3 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, Flatter, on the middle and leg. Reeza Hendricks goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 3.4 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Quinton de Kock, OUT! c & b Dipendra Singh Airee. |
| 0.0 : South African skipper, Aiden Markram is in at 3. |
| 3.5 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Aiden Markram, Tosses it on the middle. Aiden Markram bunts it to the right of the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Aiden Markram, Pitched full, at the stumps. Aiden Markram pushes it back at Airee. |
| 4.1 : Karan KC to Reeza Hendricks, Karan KC starts with a good length delivery, on off. Reeza Hendricks prods forward and blocks it. |
| 4.2 : Karan KC to Reeza Hendricks, Back of a length, angling in. Reeza Hendricks tucks into the leg side. |
| 4.3 : Karan KC to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full-length delivery, outside off. Reeza Hendricks makes room and smashes it aerially over the point region for a cracking boundary. |
| 4.4 : Karan KC to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR MORE! Lovely Shot! Full on the pad. Reeza Hendricks flicks it nicely through the mid-wicket region for back to back boundaries. |
| 4.5 : Karan KC to Reeza Hendricks, Pitched full, at the stumps. Reeza Hendricks pushes it toward mid-on for a single. |
| 4.6 : Karan KC to Aiden Markram, On a length, outside off. Aiden Markram punches it off the backfoot to the man at cover-point. |
| 5.1 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, Drifted down the leg. Reeza Hendricks glances it toward short fine leg for a single. |
| 4.6 : Kushal Malla comes into the attack. |
| 5.2 : Kushal Malla to Aiden Markram, No run. |
| 5.3 : Kushal Malla to Aiden Markram, No run. |
| 5.4 : Kushal Malla to Aiden Markram, Tossed up on off, Markram drives to long off for a single to get off the mark. |
| 5.5 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, LEG BYE! Darted down the leg. Reeza Hendricks backs away and works it off the pad toward short fine leg for an extra. |
| 5.6 : Kushal Malla to Aiden Markram, FOUR! PUT AWAY WITH EASE! Short and wide outside off. Aiden Markram rocks back and cuts it powerfully through covers for a boundary to end the powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Sandeep Lamichhane starts with a sharp delivery. Full on middle-leg. Reeza Hendricks is rooted to his crease as he looks to defend and it turns sharply to beat the outside edge and go past the off-stump. |
| 6.2 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, No run. |
| 6.3 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Aiden Markram, No run. |
| 6.5 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Aiden Markram, Bowls it full, just outside off. Aiden Markram brings out the reverse sweep but fails to connect and is hit on the pad. |
| 6.6 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Aiden Markram, Tossed up on the leg peg. Aiden Markram pushes it to long-on for a run. |
| 7.1 : Kushal Malla to Aiden Markram, 1 run. |
| 7.2 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! BANG! Tad short, on off. Reeza Hendricks goes back and pumps it past the bowler and down to the long-off boundary. Beats the man and goes into the ropes. |
| 7.3 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, Flatter on off. Hendricks defends into covers. |
| 7.4 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, Six! |
| 7.5 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, No run. |
| 7.6 : Kushal Malla to Reeza Hendricks, Pitched full, on off. Hendricks bunts it back at the bowler. |
| 8.1 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Aiden Markram, Floated, down the leg. Aiden Markram works it through square leg and settles for a single. |
| 8.2 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Googly, sliding down the leg. Reeza Hendricks goes back to nudge it away but misses and wears on the pad. |
| 8.3 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, No run. |
| 8.4 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Wrong'un, on off. Reeza Hendricks comes forward and gets an inside edge onto the pad. |
| 8.5 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Flatter leg break, outside off. Reeza Hendricks goes back and knocks it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 8.6 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Aiden Markram, Googly, on the middle. Aiden Markram prods and defends it toward the backward point region. |
| 9.1 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Bhurtel drops it short, on the middle and leg. Hendricks pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Kushal Bhurtel to Aiden Markram, Floated, full, turning away. Aiden Markram swings hard but fails to connect. |
| 9.3 : Kushal Bhurtel to Aiden Markram, Flatter on off. Punched to long-off for a single. |
| 9.4 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Short ball, outside off. Reeza Hendricks goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run. |
| 9.5 : Kushal Bhurtel to Aiden Markram, No run. |
| 9.6 : Kushal Bhurtel to Aiden Markram, Googly, on the middle and leg. Aiden Markram knocks it to long-on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Time for Drinks! South Africa are going steady having lost just one wicket so far. They are facing a trial by spin thrown by the Nepalese bowlers. South Africa will need to kick on from here and look at the target of 160. For Nepal, they have bowled tidy lines and kept it tight but need wickets from hereon. |
| 10.1 : Abinash Bohara to Aiden Markram, No run. |
| 10.2 : Abinash Bohara to Aiden Markram, Good length on the off stump line, Aiden Markram stands tall and taps the ball in front of covers. |
| 10.3 : Abinash Bohara to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Wow, that has been lathered to the fence by Aiden Markram. A bit too full and outside off, Markram frees his arms and hammers it through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Abinash Bohara to Aiden Markram, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, DROPPED AND FOUR! Pitched up on the stumps, Reeza Hendricks stays put and just lofts it straight over mid off and to the man at long off. Kushal Bhurtel makes amess of a simple chance and the ball goes through him to the fence as well. |
| 10.6 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, A low full toss now around middle, Reeza Hendricks reaches ahead and eases it to long on for a run. |
| 11.1 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run. |
| 11.2 : Who comes in next? |
| Kushal Bhurtel to Aiden Markram, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Kushal Bhurtel makes amends for the dropped catch and sends the Proteas skipper packing. Holds this one back and floats it up on a nagging length outside off. Aiden Markram waits for it but is still a bit early in the cover drive. The ball takes the inside edge and goes on the bounce to crash into the stumps. A timely wicket here for Nepal. |
| 11.3 : Kushal Bhurtel to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter delivery on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen stays back and just tucks it behind square leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Another one on a shorter length and angled into the legs, Reeza Hendricks looks to go on the back foot and flick it away but finds the man at short fine leg. |
| 11.5 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Oh, the spitting cobra there from Kushal Bhurtel. |
| 11.6 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Floated up on the stumps, Reeza Hendricks pushes it away towards mid on. |
| 12.1 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Heinrich Klaasen, Beaten! Pushed through quicker on off and middle, the leggie pitches and turns away sharply. Heinrich Klaasen looks to block but then ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 12.2 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Heinrich Klaasen, DROPPED! A valiant effort from Sompal Kami but Heinrich Klaasen survives. |
| 12.3 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run. |
| 12.4 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Flatter again and around off, staying low, Reeza Hendricks jams the ball out in front of covers. |
| 12.6 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Reeza Hendricks, Another googly, turning in from middle, Reeza Hendricks gets it off the inner half of the bat behind square leg for a single. |
| 13.1 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run. |
| 13.2 : Who comes in next? |
| Kushal Bhurtel to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT! Karan KC pulls off a stunning juggling act and Kushal Bhurtel has got the big fish here. |
| 13.3 : Kushal Bhurtel to David Miller, Wide! |
| Kushal Bhurtel to David Miller, Fuller and around off stump, driven away towards cover. |
| 13.4 : Kushal Bhurtel to David Miller, A prolonged appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Kushal Bhurtel floats this one up very full and on middle and leg. David Miller looks for the big sweep and tries to nail it hard through square leg but plays all around it. The umpire says no and Nepal have gone upstairs. No bat involved on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as umpire's call. David Miller starts walking but the onfield decision stays. NOT OUT! |
| 13.5 : Kushal Bhurtel to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Kushal Bhurtel to Reeza Hendricks, Quick and short over middle stump, Reeza Hendricks rocks back and slaps the ball away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.1 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, Pitched up full on the middle stump, Reeza Hendricks drives it straight back but Abinash Bohara sticks out a right boot and deflects the ball towards cover. |
| 14.2 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, No run. |
| 14.3 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, Nice and full outside off stump, driven away towards long off for a single. |
| 14.4 : Abinash Bohara to David Miller, Comes from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it full and outside off. David Miller hammers the cover drive but straight to the man inside the ring. |
| 14.5 : Abinash Bohara to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : Abinash Bohara to Reeza Hendricks, Too full and angling it into the leg peg, Reeza Hendricks clears the front leg and whips it down to long on for just one more. |
| 15.1 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, Bowled flatter and from around the stumps, trying to angle it across the off stump, Reeza Hendricks swats it down to long on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Dipendra Singh Airee to David Miller, On the shorter side, turning away from outside off, David Miller backs away and taps the ball through covers for a single. |
| 15.3 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! c & b Dipendra Singh Airee. |
| 15.4 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Tristan Stubbs, No run. |
| 15.5 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Tristan Stubbs is the new man in. |
| 15.6 : Dipendra Singh Airee to David Miller, Flatter and on the pads, David Miller flicks it away in front of square leg and looks for a brace, getting it with ease as well. |
| 16.1 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller length, drifted in from around off stump, Tristan Stubbs punches the ball away straight to covers. |
| 16.2 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Oh, dear! Karan KCÂ is beaten all ends up the spin on the ball. |
| 16.3 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Tristan Stubbs, Full again and around off, Tristan Stubbs brings out the reverse sweep and gets it towards third man for a couple of runs. |
| 16.4 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Tristan Stubbs, Too full, a low full toss on off stump, Tristan Stubbs drives it towards long off where the fielder comes in and fumbles the ball as the batters pick up a couple of runs. |
| 16.5 : Sandeep Lamichhane to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Sandeep Lamichhane to David Miller, On middle and leg, David Miller stays put and tucks it neatly in front of square leg for a run. |
| 17.1 : Dipendra Singh Airee to David Miller, Quick and flat, on a dragged length around off, David Miller rocks back and punches it away in front of point for just a single. |
| 17.2 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Tristan Stubbs, Tries to spear it in across the off stump but ends up serving a low full toss, Tristan Stubbs hits it firmly down to long off and picks up a single. |
| 17.3 : Who comes in next? |
| Dipendra Singh Airee to David Miller, OUT! CAUGHT! Beautifully bowled by Dipendra Singh Airee and David Miller has to depart here. Nicely tossed up from around the stumps, a bit fuller and around off stump. Miller looks to hold his ground and heave across the line but the ball just turns a bit and gets sliced up off the outside edge. Sandeep Lamichhane at short third man takes a simple reverse-cup catch and Nepal get another big wicket. |
| 17.4 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Marco Jansen, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Tristan Stubbs, Slows it up and floats it on the off stump, Tristan Stubbs shuffles across to the off side and mistimes the sweep straight to short fine leg for a single. |
| 17.6 : Dipendra Singh Airee to Marco Jansen, A bit flatter and trying to angle it across the stumps, Marco Jansen blocks it to the off side. |
| 18.1 : Abinash Bohara to Tristan Stubbs, Well-fielded! Too full and around off stump, Tristan Stubbs reverses it on the full and wide of short third where the fielder dives across and makes the save. Just the single then. |
| 18.2 : Abinash Bohara to Marco Jansen, Leg bye! Full again and around off stump, Marco Jansen looks to reverse-flick it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads to point. They get a leg bye. |
| 18.3 : Abinash Bohara to Tristan Stubbs, A slog and a miss! Full and in the blockhole outside off, slinging it away, Tristan Stubbs looks to reach out and smash it over covers but misses. |
| 18.4 : Abinash Bohara to Tristan Stubbs, Four! |
| 18.5 : Abinash Bohara to Tristan Stubbs, Pitched up, full and outside off stump, Tristan Stubbs smashes the ball on the up and straight back at the bowler who does brilliantly on the follow-through and pouches it without a fuss. |
| 18.6 : Abinash Bohara to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps it full and tries to angle it away, Tristan Stubbs brings out the drive but gets an inside edge to the leg side for a single. |
| 19.1 : Kushal Bhurtel to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! BANG! That's the risk with a spinner bowling the final over. Tossed up on the stumps, Tristan Stubbs reaches forward and powers the ball away over the man at long on for a maximum. |
| 19.2 : Kushal Bhurtel to Tristan Stubbs, Tossed up again, outside off stump, Tristan Stubbs reaches out and slaps the ball away towards deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 19.3 : Kushal Bhurtel to Tristan Stubbs, Trying too much there, Tristan Stubbs. Nicely flighted outside off and turning away. Stubbs tries to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the hands. |
| 19.4 : Kushal Bhurtel to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 19.5 : Kushal Bhurtel to Marco Jansen, OUT! TALEN! Kushal Bhurtel with his third wicket and what a bowling performance this has been from Nepal. Bhurtel goes into the pitch and slows it up, getting the ball to turn away from off stump. Marco Jansen goes on the back foot and looks to slog it over long on but the connection isn't there. Anil Sah there dives across to his right and manages to hold onto the catch. |
| Kagiso Rabada is the new man in. |
| 19.6 : Kushal Bhurtel to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! STUMPED! Kushal Bhurtel ends with a four-fer and Nepal will be ecstatic with that bowling display. Burtel tosses the ball up on a dragged length on leg stump. Kagiso Rabada steps out to go big over long on but gets beaten all ends up and Aasif Sheikh has an easy stumping job to do behind the stumps. South Africa finish with a meager total of 115 for 7 on the board. |
| 0.0 : A terrific bowling display from Nepal has restricted South Africa to 115 for 7 in their 20 overs. Having inserted into bat first, South Africa lost de Kock early but Hendricks and Markram stuck around and added 46 for the second wicket. The wicket of Markram brought in a slide as Klaasen and Miller followed him quickly into the pavilion. Reeza Hendricks was the top scorer with a sluggish 43 off 49 while Tristan Stubbs with an unbeaten 27 off 18, stuck a few lusty blows to take this side to a fig |
| For Nepal, the spinners came to the party and barely gave freebies to the Proteasâ batters. Dipendra Singh Airee and Kushal Bhurtel were the pick of the bowlers with three and four wickets respectively while the rest of the attack was fairly economical. Rohit Paudel used 14 overs of spin on this pitch and it did wonders for them. Nepal will be pleased with their bowling effort but they still have the job in hand with the bat. |
| Kushal Bhurtel is up for a chat. He says the wicket was a bit slow and his role was to bowl disciplined lines. Adds that the light got a bit into his eyes when he dropped that catch and reckons they have a real chance to beat a Test-playing nation. Shares it is a slow wicket but they can win. |
| Right then, Nepal needs 116 to win and create history as they are facing a high-quality Test-playing nation. Can the batters continue to good work done by the bowlers and chase this down or will the South African pace attack come charging at Nepal? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay. |
| â¦THE RUN CHASE⦠|
| 0.1 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Some swing right away! |
| 0.2 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Pitched up around off stump, shaping back in a bit again, Kushal Bhurtel reaches out and taps the ball towards the cover region. |
| 0.3 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Oh, that jagged back in a fair bit! Just short of a length and at 140 clicks, the ball pitches on middle and comes back in sharply as Kushal Bhurtel is beaten and gets hit on the body. |
| 0.4 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR! Streaky but effective and Nepal are off the mark. |
| 0.5 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Risky single but well-judged. Pitched up on off stump at almost 143 clicks and shaping back in late, Kushal Bhurtel jams the ball wide of mid off and scampers through for the single. |
| 0.6 : Marco Jansen to Aasif Sheikh, Bowled back of a length and around middle and leg, Aasif Sheikh nudges it down just behind square leg and gets off the mark with a quick single. A well-fought first over and Nepal are 6/0! |
| 1.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Movement off the deck! Kagiso Rabada comes from the other end and slips one past the outside edge. On a good length around off and nipping away, Aasif Sheikh looks to punch it away but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 1.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Good length again but over middle stump this time and Aasif Sheikh b;locks it off. |
| 1.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Lovely shape on that one! Just short of a good length on off stump and shaping away off the deck, Aasif Sheikh looks to play it off the back foot but is well beaten past the outside edge. |
| 1.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Four dots on the trot now! |
| 1.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, DROPPED! Oh, dear! Kagiso Rabada has made a meal off an absolutely sitter of a catch and Aasif Sheikh is let off the hook here. |
| 1.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Adding insult to injury! |
| 2.1 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, No run. |
| 2.2 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, No run. |
| 2.3 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, No run. |
| 2.4 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Oh, that was steep bounce and that is an unreal take from Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. Marco Jansen just strolls in and bangs it in short and quick over the stumps, Kushal Bhurtel is early to back away but the ball just takes off after hitting the deck and de Kock leaps up, grabbing it with the right glove. |
| 2.5 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, No run. |
| 2.6 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, SIX! Wow, that is some shot from Kushal Bhurtel. Dug in a bit short and over the stumps, Burtel shuffles across to the off side and flicks it away over short fine leg and travels all the way for a maximum. |
| 3.1 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Half an appeal for LBW but turned down. Pitched up on the stumps first up and angling back in a fair bit. Aasif Sheikh looks to play with a straight bat but misses and gets thudded on the pads. |
| 3.2 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, No run. |
| 3.3 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, No run. |
| 3.4 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Wow, a fine shot out of nowhere once again. Good length around the top of off stump, Aasif Sheikh swivels on his toes and just picks up the ball, whipping it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Good comeback from Ottneil Baartman. Bowled a touch fuller and this one nips away a long way after hitting the deck. Aasif Sheikh swings and misses, |
| 3.6 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Just back of a length and in the channel around off, Aasif Sheikh stands tall and jams the ball away in front of point. |
| 4.1 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR BYES! Oh, that's gone through! Marco Jansen hits the deck hard bowling it around off, this one keeps going across after pitching and dies on its way to the keeper as well. Quinton de Kock dives to his right but is beaten and the ball runs away to the fence. |
| 4.2 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, No run. |
| 4.3 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Back of a length and over off stump, Kushal Bhurtel lets the ball come on and nudges it down to the right of gully where Heinrich Klaasen makes a sharp stop. |
| 4.4 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, Leg bye! On the shorter side and over middle and leg, Kushal Bhurtel is hurried on the pull and the ball goes off his body dropping on the leg side. They scvamper through for a leg bye. |
| 4.5 : Marco Jansen to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run. |
| 4.6 : Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, On a good length around leg stump, a bit slower and shooting off the deck, Kushal Bhurtel stays watchful and plays it towards cover. |
| 5.1 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Baartman goes short, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Aasif Sheikh goes for the pull but fails to connect. |
| 5.2 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Four! |
| 5.3 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Back of a length, around off. Aasif Sheikh gets on his toes and punches into covers. |
| 5.4 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, LEG BYE! Hard-length delivery, angling in on off. Aasif Sheikh misses the pull and the ball rolls off the thigh pad toward deep third for an extra. |
| 5.5 : Ottneil Baartman to Kushal Bhurtel, Slower length ball, goes over the off-stump. Kushal Bhurtel makes room for the slap and is deceived by the lack of pace. |
| 5.6 : Ottneil Baartman to Kushal Bhurtel, Hard-length, angling into the middle and leg. Kushal Bhurtel tucks it toward short mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 6.1 : Anrich Nortje to Kushal Bhurtel, Norjte bowls it back of a length, just outside off. Kushal Bhurtel gets across to play the ramp but does not connect. |
| 6.2 : Anrich Nortje to Kushal Bhurtel, Back of a length again, around off. Kushal Bhurtel drops it toward backward point for one. |
| 6.3 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, Hard-length, outside off. Aasif Sheikh chops it into covers. |
| 6.4 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, Pace-off, goes full, at the stumps. Aasif Sheikh stays in the crease and defends into the on-side. |
| 6.5 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, Short and into the pitch. Aasif Sheikh slashes hard for the cut but does not connect. |
| 6.6 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, Bangs it short again, on off. Aasif Sheikh is rushed on the pull and the ball goes off the glove and lobs over the keeper, rolls to fine third man for a single. |
| 7.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Shamsi begins with a floated delivery, outside off. Aasif Sheikh sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Kushal Bhurtel, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Tabraiz Shamsi strikes off his second delivery. Tosses it full, at the off-stump line. Kushal Bhurtel goes for the reverse sweep but misses completely and the ball cannons into the stumps. Shamsi is delighted as South Africa draw first blood. |
| Anil Sah walks in at 3. |
| 7.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Rohit Paudel, No run. |
| 7.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Rohit Paudel, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! |
| Who comes next? |
| 7.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, No run. |
| 7.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Drifted on the pad. Sah nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 8.1 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Short of a length, on off. Anil Sah gets on his toe and blocks it to backward point. |
| 8.2 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Four! |
| 8.3 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Hard-length, on the leg peg. Sah blocks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 8.4 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Slower length ball, just outside off. Anil Sah pulls and misses. This one keeps a tad low and Sah is deceived by the change of pace. |
| 8.5 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Leg bye. |
| 8.6 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, WIDE! Low full toss slanting down the leg. Aasif Sheikh plays and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, Bangs it short, around the middle and leg stump line. Aasif Sheikh ducks under it and lets it go. |
| 9.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, WIDE! Flat and turning down the leg. Anil Sah lets it pass. Wided. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Flighted, full, around off. Anil Sah drills it to long-off for a single. |
| 9.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Very full, at the stumps. Aasif Sheikh gets low and manages to get some bat on it. Sweeps it through backward square leg for one. |
| 9.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Flat and turning outside leg. Anil Sah makes room and blocks into the leg side. |
| 9.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Tossed up on middle and leg. Anil Sah slogs it toward wide long-on for one. |
| 9.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Flatter and at the pads. Anil Sah whips it behind square on the on-side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well then, Nepal seemed to be a decent job with the bat and remained unscathed in the Powerplay. However, that double breakthrough from Tabraiz Shamsi has brought South Africa right back in the contest and on this deck, it won't easy scoring runs at around 7 runs per over. Nepal do have wickets in hand and Aasif Sheikh has been out there from the beginning and will be expected to kick on from here. Let's see how the chase unfolds. |
| 10.1 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Four! |
| 10.2 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, WIDE! Slower delivery, angled down the leg side for a wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Bangs this one into the deck around off, trying to angle it in, Anil Sah bends his back and looks to ramp it away but misses. |
| 10.3 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, FOUR! What a shot! |
| 10.4 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Back of a length this time and over the stumps, Anil Sah nudges it down on the leg side and looks for one but won't get it. |
| 10.5 : Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, Back of a length again around off, hitting the deck hard, Anil Sah lets the ball come on and just angles it down to third man for a run. |
| 10.6 : Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, WIDE! A steep bumper this over off and middle stump at 143 clicks, Aasif Sheikh ducks under it and it is called a wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Aasif Sheikh, A single to end but 12 runs come off it and that's just what Nepal needed after the break. Just back of a length over middle and rushing the batter. Aasif Sheikh mistimes the pull badly and just in front of square leg for a run. |
| 11.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Floated up full and turning it in from around off, Aasif Sheikh makes room and goes into-out lofting it down to long off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Six! |
| 11.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Flaoted up a bit full and around off stump, Anil Sah looks to go after it and swings across the line but misses. |
| 11.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Bowled flatter and around leg stump, this one stays low and Anil Sah manages to keep it out on the leg side. |
| 11.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Tossed up full and outside off stump, Anil Sah drives it away firmly and wide of the man at sweeper covers for a couple of easy runs. |
| 11.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, Floated up full on the off stump, Anil Sah brings out the reverse sweep but can't get it past a diving Anrich Nortje at short third man. |
| 12.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Oh, dear! That is a costly fumble in the deep from Tristan Stubbs. |
| 12.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Anil Sah, High up in the air and well over the infield as well. A bit slower and pitched up on the stumps, Anil Sah is early into the lofted drive and ends up skiing it high over mid on. Aiden Markram runs back but the ball lands well out of his reach. A single taken. |
| 12.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Good length around off, tapped away onto the off side. |
| 12.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, SIX! Wow, that is probably the shot of the match and that's gone out of the park. Banged in short and at the body, doesn't get it high enough and Aasif Sheikh is all over it. Sheikh smashes the pull over deep square leg and picks up a 98-meter biggie. Nepal doing it in style at the moment. |
| 12.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, Pitched up at the stumps, pushed away on the stumps and down to long on for a single. 34 needed now off 42 balls. |
| 13.1 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run. |
| 13.2 : Aiden Markram to Anil Sah, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, A bit shorter and turning into the pads, Aasif Sheikh stays back and tucks it away behind square leg for one. Aasif Sheikh wants two but is sent back by his partner. |
| 13.4 : Aiden Markram to Anil Sah, OUT! TAKEN! |
| 13.5 : Aiden Markram to Dipendra Singh Airee, Slightly short and on off, Dipendra Singh Airee works it off the back foot in front of square on the leg side and picks up a single. |
| 13.6 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, Fractionally short around middle and turning in, Aasif Sheikh presses back and plays it toward mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Dipendra Singh Airee is the new man in. |
| 14.1 : Ottneil Baartman to Dipendra Singh Airee, No run. |
| 14.2 : Ottneil Baartman to Dipendra Singh Airee, Good length but this is angled into the pads, Dipendra Singh Airee flicks the ball down to fine leg and picks up a single. |
| 14.3 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Excellent effort in the deep! |
| 14.4 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : Ottneil Baartman to Dipendra Singh Airee, On a hard length now and angled into the legs, Dipendra Singh Airee tucks it away around the corner and gets across for another single. |
| 14.6 : Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, Slightly back of a length and outside off, Aasif Sheikh stays back to cut but ends up chopping the ball down towards backward point. |
| 15.1 : Aiden Markram to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, No run. |
| 15.3 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, Fired in at the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh eases it to long-on for one. |
| 15.4 : Aiden Markram to Dipendra Singh Airee, Tad short, turning down the leg. Dipendra Singh Airee stays back and pulls it toward deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 15.6 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, Drifted down the leg. Aasif Sheikh nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 15.5 : Aiden Markram to Aasif Sheikh, Flat and turns into the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh goes back and tucks it toward the mid-wicket region. David Miller runs to his left and makes a brilliant stop. |
| 16.1 : Marco Jansen to Aasif Sheikh, Pitched full, at the stumps. Aasif Sheikh pushes it toward mid-off and scampers for a quick single. |
| 16.2 : Marco Jansen to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run. |
| 16.3 : Marco Jansen to Aasif Sheikh, Full-length, on off. Aasif Sheikh drives it to deep point for a single. |
| 16.4 : Marco Jansen to Dipendra Singh Airee, Short of a length, angling across. Dipendra Singh Airee looks to guide it down to third man region but does not connect. |
| 16.5 : Marco Jansen to Dipendra Singh Airee, Yorker on the middle and leg. Dipendra Singh Airee keeps it out and turns it toward short mid-wicket. |
| 16.6 : Marco Jansen to Dipendra Singh Airee, Three dots to end the over! Low full toss, angling across the batter. Dipendra Singh Airee swings and misses. Nepal needs 18 off the last three overs. |
| 17.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Flat and turning back into the batter. Aasif Sheikh goes back and blocks into the leg side. |
| 17.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Floated on off. Aasif Sheikh skips down the pitch and drills it to long on for a single. |
| 17.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Dipendra Singh Airee, OUT! CAUGHT! Bowls it flat and spins it down the leg. Dipendra Singh Airee gets across the line to sweep this away but gets a faint edge on the glove. |
| 0.0 : Kushal Malla walks in next. |
| 17.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Kushal Malla, Flighted on the pad. Malla nudges it through square leg for a single. 100 is up for Nepal. |
| 17.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, Flatter, turning on the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh goes back to nudge it away but misses and wears on the pad. |
| 17.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! b Tabraiz Shamsi. |
| 0.0 : Who comes next? |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Kushal Malla, No run. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Kushal Malla, OUT! TIMBER! |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Sompal Kami, No run. |
| 0.0 : A bit of a hold-up in the play now. The middle stump seems to have been shattered here and needs a bit of repairing. All good now and Sompal Kami comes in to face the next delivery. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to Sompal Kami, Back of a length, outside off. Kami plays and misses. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Sompal Kami, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! A massive hit and Sompal Kami keeps Nepal alive in the chase. Slower length ball, angling into the middle and off. Sompal Kami picks the bones out of it and smokes it hard over the deep square leg boundary for a 105 meter hit. |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Sompal Kami, Full and straight at the stumps. Kami makes room and drills it toward the deep extra cover region for a couple. |
| 19.1 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, On a good length, angling across the batter. Gulshan Jha plays and misses. |
| 19.2 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, No run. |
| 19.3 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Gulshan Jha connects and gets a boundary. Full-length delivery outside off. Jah swings hard and smacks it toward the deep cover region for a cracking boundary. Nepal are just a hit away from a historic win. |
| 19.4 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, Hard-length, outside off. Gulshan Jha clears the front leg and slaps it to deep extra cover for a couple. |
| 19.5 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, No run. |
| 0.0 : 2 required off the final ball! Are we heading into a Super Over? |
| What happened here? Drama right at the death, wow! |
| 19.6 : Ottneil Baartman to Gulshan Jha, OUT! RUN-OUT! SOUTH AFRICA HOLD THEIR NERVE! AGONY FOR NEPAL! They have fallen short by just one run. Ottneil Baartman bowls it short again, around off. Jha plays and misses again. The batters look to scamper for a bye as de Kock throws it at the bowler's end. Heinrich Klaasen collects it quickly and knocks down the stumps. Gulshan Jha is short of his crease and Nepal fails to get over the line. Soo close and yet soo far for Nepal. |
| 0.0 : SOUTH AFRICA HAVE DONE IT AGAIN AND IT IS HEARTBREAK-HOTEL FOR NEPAL! The Proteas have played 4 games and after the first game, all remaining three games have been low-scoring thrillers which they have managed to win whilst not being at their best but they have managed to win every single game and that's the mark of a good side. Nepal though, were so close to getting their first T20I win against a Test-playing nation and they will feel, they let it slip right at the death and this loss means, Ba |
| South Africa have pulled out another rabbit out of the hat and this team just seems to find a way but they will know that they certainly need to up their game, especially on the batting front if they are to keep winning in the next stage of the competition. On a pitch that aided the spinners, they only had one proper option with skipper, Aiden Markram acting as the part-timer. The Powerplay proved that pace wasn't the right way as they failed to pick up a single wicket. The wickets did come in |
| After having bowled brilliantly and restricted South Africa to just 115 runs, Nepal knew that a decent start in the Powerplay would help them a lot and they did get just that. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh played and missed a few deliveries early on but managed to get away a few lovely boundaries as well. Bhurtel was the first one to fall and skipper, Rohit Paudel soon followed. Aasif Sheikh however stayed on and gave Nepal real hope of an upset. Anil Sah supported him well but when th |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Tabraiz Shamsi is the Player of the Match for his terrific spell. He says that he is definitely relieved as they came into the game with the intention of making four out of four. Adds that the game got close but they came out on the winning side. Lauds the Nepal side as they used the conditions well and played a wonderful game. Mentions that they have been put under pressure and came out victorious which is a positive for them. Ends by sharing that they want to take one game at a time. |
| Nepal's skipper, Rohit Paudel says that he is very proud of the unit given the way they bowled and even batted. Adds that they knew the wicket would have been on the slower side and once they got a bit of a feel while bowling, they knew spinners would be the way to go. Reckons that they didn't quite manage to do well in the crunch moments and if they keep up the good work, next time, they will get over the line. On the fans, he says that he wants to thank everyone who has come in from so far a |
| Aiden Markram, the South African skipper says that he is grateful to have got the win. Adds that they were not at their best and were on the back foot for the most part of the game. Mentions that pace is their strength and they want to back it. Shares that it was challenging for the Nepalese batters when the pacers hit the right lengths. Lauds the Nepal bowling made it tough for them and the run-scoring was difficult. Adds that Nepal are a quality side. States that they want to prepare well goin |
| Right then, what a fabulous contest we have witnessed here at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent and the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup just keeps giving us these humdingers which the neutrals certainly enjoy a lot. Also, in Tarouba, New Zealand have demolished a hapless Uganda side by 9 wickets in what is a consolation win for the Kiwis. There's still group stage action left in the tournament and next up, it will be India taking on Canada in Lauderhill on Saturday, 15 June at 8 pm IST (2.30 p |
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