In the thrillier match between South Africa and Nepal of T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa won the match by only 1 run with Nepal due to great performance in bowling. After winning this match, South Africa was placed in the first position with 8 points in group D as per the points table of T20 World Cup 2024.

Earlier, Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl first thus South Africa first batted and made a low score of 115/7 in 20 overs due to great bowling by Kushal Bhurtel 4/19 (4) and  Dipendra Singh Airee 3/21 (4). Reeza Hendricks 43 (49), Tristan Stubbs 27* (18), and Aiden Markram 15 (22) were good batting from the South Africa side. After this inning, South Africa set a low target of 116 runs in 20 overs for Nepal to win this match.

During chasing, Nepal scored 114/7 in 20 overs and lost the match by only 1 run with South Africa due to great bowling by Tabrez Shamsi 4/19 (4), Aiden Markram 1/8 (2), and Anrich Nortje 1/27 (4). Aasif Sheikh 42 (49), Anil Kumar Sah 27 (24), Kushal Bhurtel 13 (21) were good batting from the Nepal side.

Tabrez Shamsi (SAl, 4/19 (4), was declared as the Player of the Match due to great performance in bowling.