South Africa beat Nepal by one run in last-ball thriller, while New Zealand bowl Uganda out for 40 to claim first win at T20 World Cup.
South Africa held on to win a thriller despite Nepal needing just two to win from the last two ballsSouth Africa needed a dramatic late turnaround to beat Nepal by one run in a nail-biting T20 World Cup encounter.
After restricting South Africa to 115-7 in Kingstown, Nepal were well on their way to a victory that would have kept their Super 8s hopes alive. Tim Southee took 3-4 as the already-eliminated Black Caps skittled Uganda for 40 before knocking off the runs in 5.2 overs.The spinners came to the fore on a slow, turning track in St Vincent and for much of the game it seemed that the Nepal bowlers would be the match-winners.
"You have to give Nepal a lot of credit, throughout the game they put us under a lot of pressure and it shows the quality they have," said South Africa captain Aiden Markram. But when Shamsi had Singh Airee caught behind down the leg side before bowling Aasif for 42 to leave Nepal 100-5, the nerves set in.
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