Despair for Nepal as South Africa remain unbeaten with final-ball triumph

Heinrich Klaasen pulled off a run out from the ultimate supply to assist South Africa stay unbeaten on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup and knock Nepal out of competition for a spot within the Tremendous Eights with an exciting one-run overcome the Asian facet in St Vincent on Friday.

Nepal wanted two runs for victory from the ultimate ball to maintain their hopes alive of reaching the Tremendous Eights and Klaasen saved his cool to expire Gulsan Jha on the non-strikers finish because the match appeared headed to a Tremendous Over.

It was a merciless option to end for Nepal, who have been the higher facet for a lot of the thrilling contest as their spinners dominated with the ball to scale back South Africa to 115/7 and their top-order seemed in management in reply once they reached 85/2 within the 14th over and the required charge nicely inside attain.

However South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (4/19) turned the sport the Proteas’ approach and tempo duo Anrich Nortje (1/27) and Ottneil Baartman (0/20) held their nerve when bowling the ultimate two overs as South Africa held on to disclaim Nepal their first ever worldwide victory over a full ICC member facet.

South Africa might want to enhance in the course of the subsequent part of the match in the event that they wish to match it with the competitors heavyweights as they have been nicely under their finest for a lot of the Nepal match.

Opener Reeza Hendricks (43) was their solely participant to spend a prolonged time within the center, whereas Tristan Stubbs (27* off 18 balls) was their sole batter to complete with a strike charge in extra of 100 as Nepal’s spinners dominated because the Proteas posted a complete barely over 100.

Kushal Bhurtel (4/19) and Dipendra Singh Airee (3/21) shared seven wickets between them and Nepal’s chase appeared nicely in management till Shamsi’s late spell left eight runs required from the ultimate over.

Gulsan discovered the boundary from the third ball of the ultimate over, however Klaasen got here up with the sport successful play on the finish to permit South Africa to prevail.