At the Narendra Modi stadium, South Africa asserted their dominance with a resounding 76-run victory led by David Miller’s 63 and Marco Jansen’s 4/22. India was always under strain as the visitors dominated the match with both bat and ball. Shivam Dube was the only bright light with a heroic 42, but Suryakumar Yadav and the middle order failed to form a partnership and fell apart at critical times.
IND vs SA Highlights
The team that India stole a wicket from in the last World Cup final ended their winning run in the T20 World Cup at 12. Following an unexpected decision to bat first, South Africa rallied from 20 for 3 to post 187 before launching an almost flawless defence in crucial situations, both in terms of strategy and execution, to win by 76 runs. It may also have important ramifications for the net run rate.
With an analysis of 4-0-47-1 for Varun Chakravarty, David Miller and Dewald Brevis began the comeback with some special hitting to counterbalance Jasprit Bumrah’s 3 for 15. Tristan Stubbs took 20 to give South Africa something to work with, despite the fact that they lost strength right before the last overs.
187 seemed low considering the dew and the better batting conditions following the four overs. But practically everything they attempted with the ball got success. Ishan Kishan, the opener for India was out for a duck. Aiden Markram bowled the opening over. Luigi Ngidi’s slower deliveries made him unhittable. Marco Jansen claimed a wicket with his first ball. Keshav Maharaj made three boundary catches in a single over. The fielding was spectacular. The largest partnership they gave up was 35.
India’s worst T20 World Cup Loss (In terms of runs)
- By 76 runs against SA in Ahmedabad in 2026
- By 49 runs against Australia in Bridgetown in 2010
- By 47 runs against NZ, in Nagpur, 2016
After the 80-run losses to New Zealand in Wellington in 2019, this is India’s second-largest run loss in all T20 internationals.
India’s lowest T20 World Cup totals
- 79 runs vs NZ in Nagpur, 2016
- 110/7 against NZ in Dubai, 2021
- 111 runs vs SA in Ahmedabad, 2026
- 118/8 runs vs SA in Nottingham, 2009
- 119 vs. Pak, New York, 2024
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