Nepal fans shell-shocked, players left inconsolable as team falls short of historic South Africa T20WC win by 1 run
Hindustan TimesSouth Africa captain Aiden Markram said after losing the toss on Saturday at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St Vincent that he is looking forward to a "good challenge" from Nepal, who has "played some really good cricket," despite his team having already qualified for the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup. Nepal lost to South Africa by just one run The change of venue did not change the fortunes of the South African batters, as they put on yet another shambolic show in the World Cup despite recording their best-ever total of 115 for seven. South Africa pulled back with a few quick wickets, but Nepal kept themselves in the game, needing 21 off the last four overs. The match was a rollercoaster of emotions as Shamsi once again helped South Africa grab the momentum with two wickets in the 18th over before Anrich Nortje removed Kushal Malla to send Nepal 6 down.