NEP vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa 115/7 in 20 overs; Nepal gets solid start in chase

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s Live Updates of the T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Nepal in Kingstown on Saturday.

NEP 20/0 in 4 overs

A solid start by Nepal so far in the chase of 116 runs. Aasif Sheikh was given a life after Kagiso Rabada dropped a sitter off his own bowling. Sheikh and Kushan Burtel have looked to punish the bad balls rather than just survive.

SA 115/7 in 20 overs

Quite a collapse from South Africa against Nepal. None of the middle order batter with the exception of Tristan Stubbs is able to stay around for long enough and the team manage only 115 in its quota of overs. Nepal well and truly in with a chance of an upset here.

SA 80/3 in 15 overs

Nepal is fighting hard against South Africa. The Asian side gets the big wickets of Markram and Klaasen to put South Africa under some pressure. The Proteas are once against forced to turn to David Miller for a late revival.

SA 57/1 in 10 overs

Steady stuff from South Africa after losing Quinton de Kock early on against Nepal. Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram will look to up the ante now.

Nepal wins the toss and opts to field first.

Rohit Paudel reckons there will be some dew in the second innings, thus batting second will be easier.

Aiden Markram says he would have batted first. Tabraiz Shamsi replaces Keshav Maharaj.

Nepal Playing XI

Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara

South Africa Playing XI

Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi

Live streaming/telecast information:

The Nepal vs South Africa T20 World Cup match can be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app/website. The match will also be telecast live across the Star Sports Network

THE SQUADS

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee