Cricket Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - 31st Match - Group D - South Africa vs Nepal - June 15th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 31st match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between South Africa and Nepal (Group D) on the 15th of June.

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Current Form South Africa:

South Africa are currently placed at the 1st position in Group D points table with 3 wins to their credit.

South Africa have already qualified for the Super 8's. They have performed superbly so far both with bat and the ball and should look to dominate Nepal in their next game.

The top run scorer for South Africa in the competition is David Miller with 94 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for South Africa in the competition is Anrich Nortje with 8 scalps under his belt.

South Africa have won their previous thriller of a match against Bangladesh by 4 runs.

South Africa batted first and they were restricted to 113 for 6 in 20 overs. The start was terrible as they lost 4 wickets for just 23 runs. With almost half their team back in the pavilion. The onus was now on David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen to rescue the Proteas. They did exactly that, scored 29 and 46 runs respectively to help South Africa get past the 100 run mark and finish at 113 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan quite early. Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan also disappointed and got out without scoring significant runs. Towhid Hridoy then changed the scenario by scoring 37 runs and placing Bangladesh in the drivers seat. He got out at a wrong time and after his dismissal, wickets kept falling in regular succession and Bangladesh eventually fell short by 4 runs.

Current Form Nepal:

Nepal are currently placed at the 4th position in Group D points table with 1 loss to their credit.

Nepal are almost out of the Super 8 contention unless they beat South Africa and Bangladesh by huge margins in their next 2 matches.

The top run scorer for Nepal in the World Cup is Rohit Kumar Paudel with 35 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Nepal in the World Cup is Dipendra Singh Airee with 1 scalp under his belt.

Nepal have lost their previous match against Netherlands by 6 wickets.

Nepal batted first and they posted a total of 106 before being bowled out. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh got out quite early in the innings. Rohit Kumar Paudel in the middle order played a spectacular knock of 35 runs. However, he was a lone warrior and didn't get any support from the other batters. As a result, Nepal were bowled out for a small total of 106. For Netherlands, Tim Pringle and Logan Van Beek picked up 3 wickets each.

During the chase, Michael Levitt got out cheaply but Max O'Dowd held one end together and played a match winning innings of 54 runs. He took only 48 balls to achieve that score. Max O'Dowd stayed not out and got Netherlands home in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at 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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Nepal

Who will win?- South Africa

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Rohit Kumar Paudel (Nepal)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Karan KC (Nepal)

Most Sixes – Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Rohit Kumar Paudel (Nepal)

Player of the Match- Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

Team Scores Batting first – South Africa 160+, Nepal 115+

Match Handicap: South Africa

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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