Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium – In the third match of Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa defeated India by 76 runs. This victory strengthened South Africa towards the semi-finals and made the path difficult for India.

Let us tell you, South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 187 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. David Miller played a brilliant inning of 63 runs, while Duvald Brebis added 45 runs. Tristan Stubbs played a quick inning of 44 runs in 24 balls and took the team to a strong score.

Whereas, from India’s side, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah took 2 and 3 wickets respectively. Other batsmen including Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya could not perform as expected. Washington Sundar and Hardik Pandya returned wicketless, while Varun Chakravarthy proved costly.

Chasing the target of 188 runs, India had a very poor start. Ishan Kishan was out on zero and Tilak Verma was out on 5 runs. Suryakumar Yadav could score 18 runs. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey formed a partnership for some time, but Keshav Maharaj dashed India’s hopes by taking three wickets. Shivam Dubey scored 42 runs in 37 balls, but the team was all out for 111 runs.

In this way, South Africa achieved a huge victory of 76 runs against India and strengthened its hold in the Super-8.

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