Nepal fell just one run short of a historic victory against South Africa in the T20 World Cup.
Leader Online Desk: What will budding Nepal survive against the mighty South Africa team in the T20 World Cup? Somewhat similar was the mood of cricket lovers today (15th). South Africa won a one-sided match, for them it was a warm-up match. But we will force the cricket world to take notice with our game, the players of Nepal entered the field with the attitude. They risked everything. Cricket lovers could experience the thrill of T20 cricket today (15th) once again. Nepal's team fell just one run short of a historic achievement in a thrilling match. In the end, South Africa won this match by 1 run, but Nepal team won the hearts of cricket world. He has also given a message to all the teams that henceforth take us seriously. Let's find out what really happened in today's match…
Nepal put on an excellent bowling display, the. Restricted Africa to 115 runs
Nepal captain Rohit Paudle won the toss. He invited South Africa to bat first. As expected. Africa's openers Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock gave the team a good start, but the team suffered its first setback in the fourth over. De Kock returns to the tent on 10 runs. In the Powerplay (in the first six overs), South Africa scored 38 runs for the loss of one wicket. Nepal's bowling performed brilliantly, dismissing skipper Aiden Markram for 15 runs. On 42 runs. Africa suffered another shock. After this, Henrik Klaasen was dismissed for just 3 runs. Reza Hendricks shaped the innings. He was supported by Tristan Stubbs in the death overs. However, the performance of Nepal team was superior. Kushal Bhurtel from Nepal took 4 wickets for just 19 runs in four overs. While Dipendra Singh Airi took three wickets giving 21 runs in four overs. South Africa could only manage 115 runs for the loss of 7 in 20 overs against Nepal's strong bowling.
Promising start for Nepal in batting but…
Nepal faced a challenge of 116 runs for victory. The team got off to a slow but promising start. Scored 32 runs without losing a single wicket in Powerflame. Opener Asif Shaikh and Kushal Bhurtel shared a partnership of 35 runs for the first wicket. But Kushal Bhurtel, who was playing on 13 runs, was bowled by Tabrez Shamsi. Captain Rohit Paudel disappointed. He could not open the account. When Nepal reached 59 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, the picture was that Nepal won the match. But Tabrez Shamsi took two wickets in a single over and Nepal went on the backfoot. South Africa made a comeback in the match. Shamsi first dismissed set batsman Asif Shaikh for a personal score of 42 and later took the wicket of Dipendra Singh Airi.
Cricket lovers felt the thrill, South Africa won by just 1 run
Nepal needed 16 runs from the last two overs. Nepal scored 8 runs in 19 overs. But Gulshan Jha scored six runs in the last over. But he was dismissed on the last ball with two runs needed for victory. Nepal could only manage 114 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and missed out on a historic victory. Shamsi took four wickets for South Africa. He was man of the match. But although South Africa won the match, Nepal won hearts with their performance.
#RhinoFans We fell short of 1 run in the thriller at the world stage
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