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IND vs SA Super 8s Highlights: Batting first, South Africa scored 187 runs for 7 wickets with the help of David Miller’s half-century and his big half-century partnership with Dewald Brewis. Apart from playing an inning of 63 runs in 35 balls with three sixes and seven fours, he made a partnership of 97 runs in 51 balls for the fourth wicket with Brewis (45 runs, 29 balls, three sixes, three fours) at a time when the team was in trouble after losing three wickets for 20 runs. South Africa defeated India by 76 runs. The Indian team could score only 111 runs in 18.5 overs against the target of 188 runs.
South Africa made India’s path to the semi-finals difficult by defeating India in the Super 8 match.
New Delhi. South Africa dashed the hopes of crores of Indian fans by stopping India’s victory chariot in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8. While the edge of the Indian bowlers appeared blunt on the Ahmedabad pitch, the ‘explosive’ batting order also collapsed like a pack of cards. This crushing defeat has not only shaken the confidence of Team India, but has also made the road to the semi-finals a ‘bed of thorns’. After this bitter sip of defeat, India’s fate is now at the mercy of its own equations as well. The Indian team will face Zimbabwe in its second match of Super 8 and West Indies in the third match. This defeat of 76 runs by India is the second biggest defeat in the T20 World Cup. Earlier in 2019, New Zealand had defeated India by 80 runs.
When runs were needed and credibility was at stake, the Indian batsmen looked helpless in front of the fiery balls of the South African bowlers. The bowlers of the Proteas team shook the foundation of Indian batting with their speed and precise line-length, which made it difficult for the big bowlers to stay on the crease. Amidst this disappointing decline, only Shivam Dubey showed his steely will and courage to never accept defeat. While there was a fall of wickets on one side, Dubey single-handedly took charge and counterattacked, but his courageous struggle also proved to be insufficient to bring the team out of the pit of defeat.
Indian batsmen surrendered
Chasing the target of 188 runs set by South Africa, the Indian team collapsed for 111 runs in 18.5 overs. India had a very bad start. India lost the wicket of Ishan Kishan on the fourth ball of the first over. At that time the team’s account was not even opened. Ishaan could not open the account despite playing 4 balls. Abhishek Sharma, who was the victim of a duck in the last three matches, opened his account in this match but he also walked away after scoring 15 runs. Tilak Verma returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was out after scoring 18 runs, while Washington Sundar returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs. Hardik Pandya returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs, while Rinku Singh could not even open his account. Arshdeep Singh was out after scoring one run. For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj took 3 wickets while Marco Janson took four wickets. Robin Bosch took two wickets. Lungi Angidi took one wicket.
Scored 187 runs for 7 wickets on the basis of Miller’s half-century.
Earlier, South Africa scored 187 runs for 7 wickets due to David Miller’s half-century and his big half-century partnership with Dewald Brewis. Apart from playing an inning of 63 runs in 35 balls with three sixes and seven fours, he made a partnership of 97 runs in 51 balls for the fourth wicket with Dewald Brewis (45 runs, 29 balls, three sixes, three fours) at a time when the team was in trouble after losing three wickets for 20 runs. Tristan Stubbs also played an unbeaten inning of 44 runs in 24 balls with three sixes and one four. Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly and took three wickets for 15 runs while Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 28 runs. Chakraborty got one wicket but gave away 47 runs in four overs. Hardik Pandya also spent 45 runs in four overs and did not get any wicket.
Markram won the toss and decided to bat.
South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first but the team had a bad start. Bumrah gave India its first success by bowling opener Quinton de Kock (06) in the second over, while Arshdeep Singh got Markram (04) caught by Pandya at mid-off in the next over. Ryan Rickelton (07) hit a six off Arshdeep but in the next over, Bumrah’s ball was played into the hands of Shivam Dubey at mid-off, due to which the team’s score became 20 runs for three wickets.
Miller-Brevis improved the innings
After this Miller and Brewis improved the innings. Both the batsmen looked in good form from the beginning. Miller welcomed Chakraborty with two consecutive fours and then hit two fours on Arshdeep too. South Africa scored 41 runs for three wickets in the power play. Miller hit a six in the next over of Chakraborty while Brewis also hit a four and a six on consecutive balls of this spinner. Miller took Pandya’s ball while Brewis also took Dubey’s ball to the audience.
South Africa’s century was completed in the 12th over.
South Africa’s century of runs was completed in the 12th over. Brewis hit his third six on Dubey in the next over but the next ball was caught by Abhishek Sharma at deep midwicket after waving it in the air. Miller completed his half-century in 26 balls with a six in the same over of Dubey. Tristan Stubbs also hit a six on Chakraborty but Miller was caught by Tilak Verma at long off. Marco Jansen also got caught by Rinku Singh on the ball of Arshdeep after scoring two runs. Stubbs hit one four and two sixes on Pandya in the last over and took the team’s score close to 190 runs.
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