T20 World Cup: Nepal was defeated by South Africa

T20 World Cup: Nepal was defeated by South Africa

Kingstown: In today's opening T20 World Cup match, South Africa triumphed against Nepal.

South Africa lost 7 wickets while scoring 115 runs in their first batting innings. Image courtesy of Getty Images

In the T20 World Cup's 31st match, which took place at the Arnswell Ground in Kingstown, Nepal failed to reach the Sprite stage after failing to score 114 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted overs against South Africa.

After winning the toss, Nepal elected to field first, while South Africa, batting first, amassed 115 runs at the expense of seven wickets. Reza Hendrick, the opener, scored 43 runs, followed by Quinton de Kock with 10, Aiden Markram, the captain, with 15, Heinrich Klaasen with 3, David Miller with 7, Marco Jensen with 1, Kagiso Rabada with no runs, and Tristan Stubb with 27 runs. Present yourself at the fold.
Kaushal Bhartal claimed 4 wickets for just 19 runs, while Deependra Singh Iri claimed 3 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs on behalf of Nepal.

Afterwards, the Nepali squad was unable to reach the 116-run mark. Asif Shaikh scored 42 runs and opener Kaushal Bhartal scored 13, but captain Rohit Podel was out and did not score any runs. Anil Sah, a batsman, gave the team assistance with an innings of 27 runs. Deependra Singh Ari, 6, Kaushal Mulla, 1, and Gulshan Jha came back to the pavilion with 6 runs each. Sompal Kami, who scored 8 runs and demonstrated resilience for the team's triumph but fell short of the target, also scored runs.

Enrich Norje and skipper Aiden Markram each took one wicket, but spinner Tabriz Shamsi, representing South Africa, claimed four wickets for 19 runs and was named player of the match.

The South African squad had advanced to the Super 8 stage after winning three games, and Nepal needs to win this game to keep playing in the World Cup.

Recall that today's third match features Canada and India, today's fourth features England and Namibia, and today's second included teams from New Zealand and Uganda.