India had been bowled out for 111 chasing 188-run goal and should now win their subsequent two video games to qualify for the semifinals.
Printed On 22 Feb 2026
India have been handed a 76-run defeat by South Africa of their first match of the Tremendous Eight stage of the T20 World Cup and now should win their subsequent two video games to have an opportunity of reaching the semifinals .
The defending champions had been bowled out for 111 in 18.5 overs whereas chasing a goal of 188 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on Sunday.
It was the cohosts’ first lack of the match additionally ended their 12-match successful streak within the T20 World Cup that they’d carried on from their title-winning run in 2024.
South Africa’s bowlers placed on a near-perfect show towards a robust Indian batting line-up, and had been backed by their fielders to go away the pre-tournament favourites reeling.
India misplaced their in-form opener Ishan Kishan on the fourth ball of the innings to the offspin bowling of South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram whereas making an attempt to hit towards the spin.
One-down batter Tilak Varma was the subsequent to fall as he was caught behind off the primary ball of Marco Jansen’s over.
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and out-of-form star batter Abhishek Sharma tried to rebuild their innings till Sharma fell within the fifth over after scoring 15 runs off 12 deliveries.
Incoming batter Washington Sundar and Yadav had been the subsequent two wickets to fall as India didn’t construct an enormous partnership in entrance of a giant dwelling crowd .
A 35-run partnership between allrounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube lifted the Indian run chase briefly, however South Africa’s disciplined bowling and near-faultless fielding resulted in common dismissals for the house facet.
When Dube fell for 42 off 37, India’s destiny was sealed.
Jansen’s very good bowling earned him 4 wickets for 22 runs off 3.5 overs , whereas left-arm spin bowler Keshav Maharaj took three for twenty-four in his 4 overs.
All of South Africa’s bowlers had been economical, with Lungi Ngidi main the best way by conceding solely 15 runs in his 4 wicketless overs.
Earlier, participant of the match David Miller’s essential innings of 63 runs off 35 balls stabilised South Africa’s innings after they had been lowered to 20-3 in 4 overs.
He shared a 97-run partnership with Dewald Brevis, who scored 45 off 29 balls , because the pair resurrected the Proteas after Markram determined to bat first after successful the toss within the first Tremendous Eight match in Group 1.
Regardless of Miller’s dismissal within the sixteenth over, South Africa had been capable of put up a formidable whole of 187-7, because of a 24-ball 44 not out by Tristan Stubbs on the finish of the innings.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up 3-15 off his 4 overs.
The loss propels South Africa to the highest of Group 1 within the Tremendous Eight stage, with India on the backside with a internet run fee of -3.80.
The defending champions should win their remaining two video games to have an opportunity of qualifying for the semifinals .
West Indies and Zimbabwe are the opposite two groups of their group and can face one another on Monday.
South Africa face the West Indies on Thursday, whereas India play Zimbabwe on Friday.
