South Africa survive Nepal scare as NZ thrash Uganda

T20 World Cup, Group D, Kingstown, St Vincent

South Africa 115-7 (20 overs): Hendricks 43 (49); Bhurtel 4-19

Nepal 114-7 (20 overs): Aasif 42 (49); Shamsi 4-19

South Africa won by 1 run

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South Africa needed a melodramatic precocious turnaround to hit Nepal by 1 tally successful a nail-biting T20 World Cup encounter.

Needing 2 to triumph from nan past ball, aliases 1 to unit a ace over, Nepal's Gulsan Jha was tally retired trying to tally a azygous to nan wicketkeeper.

In a singular finale, Jha missed a short shot from Ottneil Baartman and started running, nan propulsion from keeper Quinton de Kock deflected disconnected nan batter's backmost to Heinrich Klaasen and nan fielder threw down nan stumps.

After restricting South Africa to 115-7 successful Kingstown, Nepal were good connected their measurement to a triumph that would person kept their Super 8s hopes alive.

However, Tabraiz Shamsi (4-19) struck doubly successful a game-changing 18th complete and Baartman defended 7 runs successful nan past arsenic nan Proteas maintained their 100% grounds successful nan tourney to destruct a heartbroken Nepal.

Meanwhile, New Zealand earned their first triumph of nan title pinch a nine-wicket demolition of Uganda successful Trinidad.

Tim Southee took 3-4 arsenic nan already-eliminated Black Caps skittled Uganda for 40 earlier knocking disconnected nan runs successful 5.2 overs.

The spinners came to nan fore connected a slow, turning way successful St Vincent and for overmuch of nan crippled it seemed that nan Nepal bowlers would beryllium nan match-winners.

They kept a powerful South Africa batting portion nether power passim pinch wrist-spinner Kushal Bhurtel (4-19) nan standout and Dipendra Singh Airee taking 3-21 pinch his off-breaks.

Reeza Hendricks top-scored pinch 43 but pinch nan Nepal bowlers connected top, it took a cameo from Tristan Stubbs (27* disconnected 18 balls) to springiness nan Proteas an yet captious precocious boost.

"You person to springiness Nepal a batch of credit, passim nan crippled they put america nether a batch of unit and it shows nan value they have," said South Africa skipper Aiden Markram.

Nepal began their pursuit well, sewage done nan powerplay unscathed and moreover erstwhile Shamsi claimed 2 wickets successful nan eighth over, they calmly pressed on.

A 50-run guidelines betwixt Aasif Sheikh and Anil Sah was surgery by Markram successful nan 14th complete but pinch conscionable 30 much needed, Nepal remained connected way for victory.

But erstwhile Shamsi had Singh Airee caught down behind nan limb broadside earlier bowling Aasif for 42 to time off Nepal 100-5, nan nerves group in.

Nepal still whittled it down to 8 to triumph from nan past over, 7 for nan ace over, and that became 2 from 2 balls.

Baartman came done for South Africa, though, and they clung connected for nan narrowest of victories.

"Definitely relieved," said Shamsi. "The squad is opinionated up to nan unit and that's awesome to see."

Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel added: "I'm very proud of nan unit, nan measurement we bowled and batted.

"We were very adjacent but a small far."

New Zealand's exit from nan tourney had been confirmed precocious connected Thursday but Kane Williamson's broadside responded pinch an emphatic triumph complete Uganda.

The Black Caps were connected apical from nan first complete arsenic Trent Boult took 2 wickets successful 2 balls and Uganda soon slumped to 15-5 astatine nan Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

Kenneth Waiswa made 11 and was nan only Uganda batter to scope double figures, while nary Kiwi bowler conceded much than nine.

After wickets successful successive balls from Southee successful nan 18th over, Mitchell Santner wrapped up nan innings successful nan 19th.

Devon Conway past made an unbeaten 22 from 15 balls arsenic New Zealand completed nan triumph successful hardly a 4th of their allotted overs.

"The guys did well," said Williamson. "Obviously location was a batch location successful nan aboveground and it was bully to do that occupation successful nan first half."

For Uganda, their debut astatine a awesome world arena successful immoderate of cricket's formats ends pinch a grounds of 1 triumph and 3 defeats successful nan group.

"It's been a awesome acquisition for america arsenic a team," said skipper Brian Masaba.

"Playing astatine this level for nan first time, being exposed to nan precocious capacity level astatine this World Cup has been eye-opening for us. But much importantly, it has done wonders for nan crippled backmost home."