New Delhi: India faced South Africa on Sunday in the Super-8 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Team India had to face defeat by a huge margin of 76 runs. Due to this defeat, India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals have also suffered a big blow because the net run rate of Team India has been badly affected by this defeat.

After winning the toss, South Africa had decided to bat first. South Africa had scored 187 runs. In response, Team India collapsed on the score of 111. South Africa had made 4 changes in its team for this match. But the Indian team had entered this match without any changes.

Such was the innings of Team India

In reply to 188, Team India had a very bad start. Ishan Kishan was out without opening the account in the very first over. After this, Jansen dismissed Tilak Verma in the very next over. After this a big partnership was expected from Surya and Abhishek. But Abhishek disappointed once again. Jansen took the wicket of Abhishek in the 5th over. Only 15 runs came from Abhishek’s bat. After 6 overs, India’s score was 31-3. After this, Washington Sundar was also out in the 8th over. Only 11 runs came from Sundar’s bat. Team India crossed the 50 mark in the 9th over.

India suffered the biggest blow in the 10th over when the wicket of captain Suryakumar Yadav fell at the score of 51. Only 18 runs came from Surya’s bat in 22 balls. After 10 overs, India’s score was 57-5. In the 15th over, Keshav Maharaj first took the wicket of Hardik and then Rinku Singh. Hardik scored 18 runs. At the same time, Rinku could not even open an account. In the same over, Keshav also took the wicket of Arshdeep. That means Maharaj took three wickets in one over.

Shivam Dubey definitely played an inning of 42 runs. But Team India collapsed on the score of 111 in the 19th over itself. Due to this defeat, India’s run rate has become -3.80. This means that India will have to win the next two matches by a big margin and also have to pray that the run rate of other teams is not better than them. That means India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals have suffered a big blow due to this defeat. Jansen took 4 wickets for South Africa. Whereas, Lungi got 3 wickets and Bosch got 2 wickets.

This is how South Africa’s batting went

De Kock and Markram started the innings for South Africa after winning the toss and coming to bat first. But in the very second over, Jasprit Bumrah bowled De Kock. Only 6 runs came from De Kock’s bat. After this, in the very next over, Arshdeep took the wicket of Markram. At this time South Africa’s score was only 12 runs. Even after this, Bumrah’s havoc did not stop. Bumrah took the wicket of Ryan Rickelton in the second over of his account and the fourth over of the innings. Only 7 runs came from Rickelton’s bat. South Africa’s score in 6 overs was 41-3.

But after this a good partnership flourished between Dewald Brewis and David Miller. Shivam Dubey broke this partnership in the 13th over when he took the wicket of Brevis. Brewis scored 45 runs in just 29 balls. There was a partnership of 97 runs between him and Miller. But Miller did not stop after this. But in the 16th over, Varun gave the fifth blow to South Africa. When he took the wicket of David Miller. Miller played an innings of 63 runs in 35 balls. After this, Arshdeep took the wicket of Jansen in the 18th over. Then in the 19th over, Bumrah took another wicket. But Stubbs batted well in the end due to which South Africa set the target of 188 runs for India.

The most successful bowler from India was Jasprit Bumrah. Who took 3 wickets giving only 15 runs in 4 overs. Whereas, Arshdeep got 2 successes and Varun and Dubey got 1 success each.

bAiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper)Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.