Match No 31 – Nepal Vs South Africa at Kingstown on 14.06.24 – South Africa won by one run

K Rabada of South Africa collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 192^nd occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.

K Bhurtel of Nepal captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the 83^rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the first occasion of a Nepal bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

K Bhurtel of Nepal captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the 71^st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the first occasion of a Nepal bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

T Shamshi of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the 84^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the 14^th occasion of a Nepal bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

T Shamshi of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the 72nd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the 14^th occasion of a Nepal bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

K Bhurtel of Nepal and T Shamshi of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the sixth occasion of rival bowlers capturing four wickets in a match in the World Cup.  It also provides the fifth occasion of two bowlers capturing four wickets in a match in the World Cup

K Bhurtel of Nepal and T Shamshi of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the second occasion of rival bowlers capturing four wickets in a match in the World Cup.  It also provides the ninth occasion of two bowlers capturing four wickets in a match in the World Cup

K Bhurtel of Nepal and T Shamshi of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game to provide the first occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets conceding identical number of runs in a match in the World Cup. 

It also provides the second occasion of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets conceding identical number of runs in a match in the World Cup

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Fazalhaq Farooqi	3.2	0	17	4	2	Afg	NZl	Providence	7 Jun 2024
	Rashid Khan	4.0	0	17	4	2	Afg	NZl	Providence	7 Jun 2024
2	K Bhurtel	4.0	0	19	4	1	Nep	RSA	Kingstown	14 Jun 2024
	T Shamsi	4.0	0	19	4	2	RSA	NEP	Kingstown	14 Jun 2024

K Bhurtel’s four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game was in a losing  to provide the 16th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.  It also provides the first occasion of a Nepal bowler’s four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

K Bhurtel’s four wickets conceding 19 runs in this game was in a losing  to provide the 14th occasion of a bowler’s four wickets in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.  It also provides the first occasion of a Nepal bowler’s four wickets in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

South Africa won this game by one run to provide the sixth occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by one run margin.

South Africa won this game by one run to provide the second occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by one run margin. Prior to this it had won a game against New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.2009

South Africa became the second team in the World Cup to win two games by one run margin after India. India has also won two games by one run margin in the World Cup.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	1 run	v South Africa	Col-RPS	02 Oct 2012
2	India	won	1 run	v Bangladesh	Bengaluru	23 Mar 2016
1	South Africa	won	1 run	v New Zealand	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
2	South Africa	won	1 run	v Nepal	Kingstown	14 Jun 2024