4s
6s
Total 4's :
9
Total 6's :
4
Wickets :
7
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.4
Marco Jansen to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR! Streaky but effective and Nepal are off the mark. Bowled full and around off stump, Kushal Bhurtel looks to drive on the up but gets an inside edge and the ball goes to the left of the keeper and runs around to the fence.
4
1.6
Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Adding insult to injury! Short of a length and outside off, Aasif Sheikh reaches out and slashes the ball up and over the point region for a boundary.
6
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.
4
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.
4
5.2
Ottneil Baartman to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Easy Pickings! Bowls it on the leg. Aasif Sheikh flicks it with authority toward the long-leg region for a boundary.
W
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.
W
7.4
Tabraiz Shamsi to Rohit Paudel, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Tabraiz Shamsi gets two in the over and he is pumped. South Africa are right back in the game. Shamsi bowls it slower through the air, just outside off, and spins it back sharply into the off-stump line. Rohit Paudel goes for the expansive drive and gets foxed by the spin. Nepal lose their second!
4
8.2
Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Short of a length, angling into the middle and leg. Anil Sah hangs back and half pulls it uppishly toward deep mid-wicket region. A couple of bounces and it rolls into the boundary.
4
10.1
Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, FOUR! Valiant effort from Tabraiz Shamsi in the deep but in vain. Just short of a length but outside off, Anil Sah stands upright and plays it late, slapping it wide of third man for a boundary.
4
10.3
Anrich Nortje to Anil Sah, FOUR! What a shot! Full and quick at almost 145 clicks around middle and leg, Anil Sah holds his shape and just flicks it easily over the mid-wicket region for another boundary.
6
11.2
Tabraiz Shamsi to Anil Sah, SIX! Just past the fielder and over the fence, top shot from Anil Sah. Tossed up full and outside off stump, Sah reaches out, gets on one knee and slaps it flat and wide of Kagiso Rabada at wide long off for a maximum. Rabada covers good ground to his left but seems to slow down at the last moment and ends up not being able to quite reach it.
4
12.1
Kagiso Rabada to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Oh, dear! That is a costly fumble in the deep from Tristan Stubbs. Banged in short over middle stump, Aasif Sheikh gets on top of the bounce and pulls it along the ground to the left of deep square leg where Stubbs overruns the ball and lets it through for a boundary.
6
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.
W
13.4
Aiden Markram to Anil Sah, OUT! TAKEN! Is that the wicket that changes the game? Only time will tell. Aiden Markram floats the ball up a bit fuller and pushes it a bit wider of the off stump as well. Anil Sah reaches out and looks to thump it over long on but gets it quite height without any real timing. Marco Jansen comes in from the deep and slides forward to reverse-cup is nicely.
W
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. Quinton de Kock takes a sharp catch and is given by the on-field umpire. Dipendra Singh Airee goes for the review. The replays show a clear spike on the glove and Airee is a goner. Nepal lose their fourth!
W
17.6
Tabraiz Shamsi to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Tabraiz Shamsi gets his fourth wicket and probably the most important one of his spell. This was tossed up on the middle and spun back into the stumps. Aasif Sheikh plays all around it and the ball clatters into the stumps. The set batter Aasif Sheikh is back in the hut as Nepal have lost half their side.
W
18.2
Anrich Nortje to Kushal Malla, OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust and Nepal are faltering in the run-chase. This was on a hard-length, on the middle and off-stump line. Kushal Malla goes for a wild pull across the line and misses it completely. The ball clatters into the stumps and the sixth Nepal wicket is back in the pavilion.
6
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.
4
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.
W
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 but the ball hits the back of Jhas. 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 so far for Nepal.