South Africa vs Nepal Match Stats

On a fuller length and around off stump, sliding through, Dipendra Singh Airee stays back and pats the ball away to backward point.

Good length but this is angled into the pads, Dipendra Singh Airee flicks the ball down to fine leg and picks up a single.

Excellent effort in the deep! Attempted short ball, staying low, it was actually the knuckle-ball. Aasif Sheikh pulls it off the inner half of the bat between deep square leg and fine leg. Tristan Stubbs runs to his right from the square leg fence and dives in to save a couple of runs.

Quick single! Good length around off stump, punched away in front of covers for a single, good running.

On a hard length now and angled into the legs, Dipendra Singh Airee tucks it away around the corner and gets across for another single.

Slightly back of a length and outside off, Aasif Sheikh stays back to cut but ends up chopping the ball down towards backward point.

Flatter, just outside off. Dipendra Singh Airee guides it toward backward point for one.

Full on the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh sweeps it to the man at mid-wicket.

Fired in at the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh eases it to long-on for one.

Tad short, turning down the leg. Dipendra Singh Airee stays back and pulls it toward deep backward square leg for a single.

Flat and turns into the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh goes back and tucks it toward the mid-wicket region. David Miller runs to his left and makes a brilliant stop. 

Drifted down the leg. Aasif Sheikh nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Aasif Sheikh pushes it toward mid-off and scampers for a quick single.

Full on the leg peg. Dipendra Singh Airee looks to play through the on-side but gets a leading edge that lands toward mid-on for a run.

Full-length, on off. Aasif Sheikh drives it to deep point for a single.

Short of a length, angling across. Dipendra Singh Airee looks to guide it down to third man region but does not connect.

Yorker on the middle and leg. Dipendra Singh Airee keeps it out and turns it toward short mid-wicket.

Three dots to end the over! Low full toss, angling across the batter. Dipendra Singh Airee swings and misses. Nepal needs 18 off the last three overs. 

Flat and turning back into the batter. Aasif Sheikh goes back and blocks into the leg side. 

Floated on off. Aasif Sheikh skips down the pitch and drills it to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bowls it flat and spins it down the leg. Dipendra Singh Airee gets across the line to sweep this away but gets a faint edge on the glove. Quinton de Kock takes a sharp catch and is given by the on-field umpire. Dipendra Singh Airee goes for the review. The replays show a clear spike on the glove and Airee is a goner. Nepal lose their fourth!

Flighted on the pad. Malla nudges it through square leg for a single. 100 is up for Nepal. 

Flatter, turning on the middle and leg. Aasif Sheikh goes back to nudge it away but misses and wears on the pad. 

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Tabraiz Shamsi gets his fourth wicket and probably the most important one of his spell. This was tossed up on the middle and spun back into the stumps. Aasif Sheikh plays all around it and the ball clatters into the stumps. The set batter Aasif Sheikh is back in the hut as Nepal have lost half their side.

Back of a length, on off. Malla mistimes the pull to mid-wicket.

OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust and Nepal are faltering in the run-chase. This was on a hard-length, on the middle and off-stump line. Kushal Malla goes for a wild pull across the line and misses it completely. The ball clatters into the stumps and the sixth Nepal wicket is back in the pavilion. 

Pitched full, on off. Kami drives it to the man at short cover.

Back of a length, outside off. Kami plays and misses. 

SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! A massive hit and Sompal Kami keeps Nepal alive in the chase. Slower length ball, angling into the middle and off. Sompal Kami picks the bones out of it and smokes it hard over the deep square leg boundary for a 105 meter hit. 

Full and straight at the stumps. Kami makes room and drills it toward the deep extra cover region for a couple.

On a good length, angling across the batter. Gulshan Jha plays and misses. 

An excellent wide yorker from Ottneil Baartman. Gulshan Jha looks to squirt it away but misses again. 

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Gulshan Jha connects and gets a boundary. Full-length delivery outside off. Jah swings hard and smacks it toward the deep cover region for a cracking boundary. Nepal are just a hit away from a historic win. 

Hard-length, outside off. Gulshan Jha clears the front leg and slaps it to deep extra cover for a couple. 

A precious dot from Ottneil Baartman. Bowls it short of a length, angling away from the batter. Gulshan Jha looks to play the upper cut but does not connect. 

OUT! RUN-OUT! SOUTH AFRICA HOLD THEIR NERVE! AGONY FOR NEPAL! They have fallen short by just one run. Ottneil Baartman bowls it short again, around off. Jha plays and misses again. The batters look to scamper for a bye as de Kock throws it at the bowler's end but the ball hits the back of Jhas. Heinrich Klaasen collects it quickly and knocks down the stumps. Gulshan Jha is short of his crease and Nepal fails to get over the line. Soo close and yet so far for Nepal.