A fantastic spell by player of the match Avinash Kalicharan, who took three wickets and gave away just 8 runs gave South Africa its second victory in the ongoing Deaf ICC T20 World Cup 2018. The match started with the Proteas winning the toss and putting the Nepal team to bat. Nepal was then restricted to 84 runs, their highest score so far in the tournament, by Kalicharan and his team mates. A quick 33 of 20 balls, including 1 six and 3 fours saw South sail to victory in 10.1 overs with the loss of 4 wickets.
“It was a must win for us to ensure a place in the top three. We needed to improve our strike rate which we have been able to do in this match,” Riaan Cronje, coach of the South Africa team said on the day’s play.
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With teams from as many as 5 countries including the DCS team from India participating in the T20 World Cup over the seven-day-tournament vying for top honours, the Deaf-ICC T20 World Cup holders promises to be an exciting cricket series. The tournament, being held between 24th November and 30th November 2018 in the National Capital Region. Countries participating include Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and South Africa, apart from host DCS from India.