T20 World Cup 2024 · Match 31Result
South Africa v Nepal
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown
- South Africa
115 for 7 in20 ov - Nepal
114 for 7 in20 ov
South Africa won by 1 run
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchT Shamsi
South Africa (115/7) beat Nepal (114/7) by 1 run in Match 31 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown on Fri 14 Jun 2024. RR Hendricks top-scored with 43 off 49 balls, Kushal Bhurtel took 4/19 and T Shamsi was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa1st innings | 115/7 (115 for 7) | 20 | 5.75 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 114/7 (114 for 7) | 20 | 5.70 | 116 |
Top performers
Batters
- RR HendricksSouth Africa43 (49)5 fours, 1 six, strike rate 87.8
- Aasif SheikhNepal42 (49)4 fours, 1 six, strike rate 85.7
- T StubbsSouth Africa27 (18)2 fours, 1 six, strike rate 150.0
Bowlers
- Kushal BhurtelNepal4/19 (4 ov)economy 4.75
- T ShamsiSouth Africa4/19 (4 ov)economy 4.75
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal3/21 (4 ov)economy 5.25
South Africa1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR Hendricksc & b DS Airee | 43 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 87.76 |
| Q de Kockc & b DS Airee | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| AK Markramb K Bhurtel | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 68.18 |
| H Klaasenc Karan KC b K Bhurtel | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| DA Millerc S Lamichhane b DS Airee | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| T Stubbsnot out | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 150.00 |
| M Jansenc AK Sah b K Bhurtel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| K Rabadast Aasif Sheikh b K Bhurtel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 6, w 3, nb 0 | 9 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 5.75 | 115 | ||||
Did not bat A Nortje, OEG Baartman, T Shamsi
Fall of wickets
- 22-1Q de Kock3.4 ov
- 68-2AK Markram11.2 ov
- 74-3H Klaasen13.2 ov
- 82-4RR Hendricks15.3 ov
- 97-5DA Miller17.3 ov
- 115-6M Jansen19.5 ov
- 115-7K Rabada20.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktQ de Kock & RR Hendricks22 (22)
- 2nd wktAK Markram & RR Hendricks46 (46)
- 3rd wktH Klaasen & RR Hendricks6 (12)
- 4th wktRR Hendricks & DA Miller8 (13)
- 5th wktDA Miller & T Stubbs15 (12)
- 6th wktM Jansen & T Stubbs18 (14)
- 7th wktK Rabada & T Stubbs0 (1)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelb T Shamsi | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 61.90 |
| Aasif Sheikhb T Shamsi | 42 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Rohit Paudelb T Shamsi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anil Sahc M Jansen b AK Markram | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 112.50 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec Q de Kock b T Shamsi | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Kushal Mallab A Nortje | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gulshan Jharun out (Q de Kock/H Klaasen) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sompal Kaminot out | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Extras b 4, lb 3, w 4, nb 0 | 11 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 5.70 | 114 | ||||
Did not bat Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara
Fall of wickets
- 35-1Kushal Bhurtel7.2 ov
- 35-2Rohit Paudel7.4 ov
- 85-3Anil Sah13.4 ov
- 99-4Dipendra Singh Airee17.3 ov
- 100-5Aasif Sheikh18.0 ov
- 100-6Kushal Malla18.2 ov
- 114-7Gulshan Jha20.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Jansen | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| OEG Baartman | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| T Shamsi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| AK Markram | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh35 (44)
- 2nd wktRohit Paudel & Aasif Sheikh0 (2)
- 3rd wktAnil Sah & Aasif Sheikh50 (36)
- 4th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Aasif Sheikh14 (23)
- 5th wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Malla1 (3)
- 6th wktKushal Malla & Gulshan Jha0 (2)
- 7th wktGulshan Jha & Sompal Kami14 (10)
Graphs arrive after the match
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024
- Match
- Match 31
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Friday, 14 June 2024
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- South Africa won by 1 run
- Player of the match
- T Shamsi
- Umpires
- J Madanagopal and JS Wilson
- TV umpire
- CM Brown
- Reserve umpire
- SJ Nogajski
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Anil SahWicketkeeper
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Abinash BoharaBowler
Also played this season Sagar Dhakal, Sundeep Jora
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.