South Africa National Cricket Team vs Nepal National Cricket Team Timeline

The South Africa National Cricket Team vs Nepal National Cricket Team Timeline is a short and not-so-excitement yet good enough that every cricket fan must be aware of. The Nepal Cricket Team right now might be miles away from being given recognition as a test-playing nation, but was awarded the T20 International status by the ICC in June 2014, and was given the One Day International status in the year 2018. On the other hand, the South African National Cricket Team, also known as the Proteas, is the current World Test Champions, has advanced in the competition amongst the cricketing giants. The South Africa National Cricket Team vs Nepal National Cricket Team Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the lone encounter between the teams in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent on 14th June 2024.

2024 ICC T20 World Cup- SA vs Nepal, Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent, 14th June, 2024

In the 31st match played between South Africa and Nepal, Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, the South African team set a total of 115 runs with the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. The South African team lost 1 wicket during the powerplay while bagging only 38 runs. The opener, Quinton de Kock, was unable to create any long-lasting impact with his batting as he was dismissed by Dipendra Singh Airee at the score of only 10 runs, providing the breakthrough wicket for the Nepal team.

The opening partner of de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, was also sent off at the score of 43 runs in 49 balls, just 7 runs shy of the half-century by Dipendra Singh Airee in a similar fashion of caught and bowled. Tristan Stubbs' contribution of 27 runs in 18 balls was able to help the Proteas reach a respectable score of 115 runs. Other than these three batters, the South African batting lineup did not seem to have any answers to the Nepal team’s bowling attack. The major wicket-takers for the Nepal team were Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee with 4 and 3 wickets, respectively.

In the second innings, the Nepal Cricket team was able to score 32 runs without the loss of a wicket. The opener, Kushal Bhurtel, was the first victim of the South African bowling attack; he was sent back to the dugout by Tabriaz Shamsi in the 7.2 overs. Asif Sheikh led the Nepal team’s run chase alive till the 17.6 overs, and he was also dismissed by Shamsi. Even though Nepal’s bowling attack constrained the Proteas, it went in vain as Nepal’s batting lineup succumbed to the South African bowling attack led by Tabraiz Shamsi with his dazzling spell of 4 overs, 19 runs, and 4 wickets. The South African team won the match by a close call of just 1 run.

Tabraiz Shamsi was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling spell that was crucial in the victory of the Proteas. Despite the Nepal Cricket team being a new team in comparison to the Proteas, they gave a strong fight to the Proteas with their cricketing skills, grit, and passion.

South Africa National Cricket Team vs Nepal National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: ICC T20 World Cup 2024

	South Africa	(20 overs) 115/7
	Nepal	(20 overs) 114/7