News Update
Tezzbuzz|15-06-2024
Delhi: The 31st match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was played between South Africa and Nepal at St. Vincent in Kingstown on Saturday, which went on till the last ball. In this thrilling match, South Africa defeated Nepal by one run. Chasing the target of 116 runs given by South Africa, the opposition team fell short by just 2 runs. At one time it seemed that Nepal would win this match, but Otniel Bartman defended the target of 115 runs by bowling brilliantly.
Actually, on the last ball of the last over, Nepal needed 2 runs from 1 ball. During this, Gulshan Jha was batting. However, he could not play a shot on the short ball. After this, he got run-out while trying to take a run.
Nepal needed 8 runs in the last over. Gulshan Jha and Sompal were present on the pitch. This thrilling match left the audience breathless. Nepal was about to create history in this match. But Nepal had to face defeat on the last ball.
After this, many Nepali fans were heartbroken, where even the spectators present in the field could not control their tears and started crying in front of the camera. Not only this, many players of the Nepal team were also seen crying. The situation was such that they were not able to believe this defeat of their team.
The pictures of the fans' sad faces are going viral on social media. In these pictures, it can be clearly seen that the Nepal fans' eyes were filled with tears after the team's defeat.
What happened in the match?
Nepal won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the African team could only score 115 runs in 20 overs losing 7 wickets. Kushal Bhurtel took the maximum of 4 wickets from Nepal's side. After the first innings, it seemed that Nepal could win the match and create a big upset. The Nepal team, which came out to chase the target, performed well and at one time it seemed that they would win easily.
However, in the 18th over, South African spinner Tabrez Shamsi changed the course of the game by taking 2 wickets and put the match in Africa's bag. Nepal's team could only score 114 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by one run.