South Africa vs Nepal Live

Head to head in T20 World Cups: 0-0

Team Watch:

Nepal

Sandeep Lamichhane’s first match of the tournament can only boost the team.

Tactics & Matchups: Lamichhane and Dipendra Singh Airee could be Nepal’s best options to bowl away from the South Africans’ strengths.

Probable XI: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Abinash Bohara

South Africa

Having booked their place in the Super Eights should help Aiden Markram’s team relax and play less constrained cricket.

Tactics & Matchups: South Africa’s classy quicks could blow the Nepalese away.

Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman

Did you know?

– One of the straight boundaries at Arnos Vale is more than 10 metres shorter than the other.

– Only three bowlers took more wickets than Sandeep Lamichhane in ODIs last year.

– Anrich Nortje needs three wickets to surpass Dale Steyn as South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in T20 World Cups.

What they said:

“We know we are walking into the unknown; we have never played South Africa before. But we have been training very hard and we know a lot of work has been put in. We cannot think about things that are not in our control.” – Monty Desai after Nepal’s washed out match against Sri Lanka in Lauderhill, which left their hopes of reaching the Super Eights hanging by a thread.

“I don’t think belief is something this team struggles with. They back themselves and we back them as a coaching staff. They’re a tight unit, they’re good human beings, they get on well together. That’s a great advert from a team point of view.” – it’s all good in South Africaland, Rob Walter says.

Squads:

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

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