T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa thrashed Team India by 76 runs in their first Super 8 game at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
Super 8 (India Vs South Africa)
Game Date: 22nd February 2026
Details: South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat first Super 8 game against Team India at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. No changes in Indian Team and surprisingly Axar Patel is not playing today as well, and Washington Sundar is playing.
🚨 Toss Update 🚨#TeamIndia have been asked to field first in Ahmedabad.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2026
Here is #TeamIndia's Playing 1️⃣1️⃣ for the Super 8 clash against South Africa! 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2026
South Africa scored 187/7 in their 20 overs after batting first. Stubbs’s two sixes have given some serious momentum to this South Africa’s batting effort on a pitch which has a bit in it for the pacers. India started like a dream with the new-ball pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh combining to reduce them to 20/3. In came David Miller and he immediately put the pressure back on India with some attacking cricket. Dewald Brevis joined him and the pair were involved in a 50-ball 97-run stand for the 4th wicket. But just as they looked destined to bat India out of the game, Bumrah came back and so did the support pack to pull things back nicely. Only 39 runs were conceded in the period between the 14th and the 19th over, but Hardik’s 20-run 20th over boosted South Africa’s score. Bumrah was outstanding, Varun Chakaravarthy had a rare off day, but India are in for a tough run chase. David Miller scored 63 runs of 35 balls and Dewald Brevis scored 45 runs of 29 balls. For Team India, Jasprit Bumrah picked 3 wickets for 15 runs in his 4 overs.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia have been set a target of 188. 🎯
Chase on the other side ⏳
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2026
Team India failed to chase the target and bowled out for 111 runs in 18.5 overs and lost the game by 76 runs. South Africa definitely brought their A-game today here in Ahmedabad against the defending champions. India, chasing for the first time in this World Cup, lost Ishan Kishan for a duck. Tilak tried to be aggressive and nicked off. Abhishek finally got off the mark in this compeition but South Africa kept it tight against him and Jansen deceived him with the knuckle ball. Just like their opponents, India lost three wickets inside the powerplay, but the hosts couldn’t find a way to put any sort of pressure on the South African bowlers. The move to promote Washington didn’t work and SKY fell for a scratchy 18 with Bosch accounting for both of them. Power-hitters – Hardik and Dube – struggled to time the ball in their 35-run stand. Just after the drinks break, Maharaj picked three wickets in an over which reduced India to 88/8. Dube struck a few boundaries and top-scored with 42 but it was one-way traffic throughout the innings. Shivam Dube scored 42 of 37 balls and Hardik Pandya scored 18 runs of 17 balls. For South Africa, Marco Jansen picked 4 wickets for 22 runs in his 3.5 overs.
South Africa win by 76 runs in Ahmedabad. #TeamIndia set their sights on a turnaround in the next game.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 22, 2026
SA: 187/7 in 20 overs
IND: 111 all out in 18.5 overs
Match Result: South Africa won by 76 runs
Man of the Match: David Miller
Statement win from South Africa 👊
The Proteas seal a crucial victory over co-hosts India in the #T20WorldCup Super 8 💥
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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 22, 2026
Stats
– India and South Africa are the two most successful teams in T20 World Cups since 2024 with India having a clean 100% record, winning each of their 12 games, while South Africa’s only defeat in 13 games came in the final of the 2024 edition against India.
– Tilak Varma (496 runs in 10 innings) was the leading run-getter in both of the last two bilateral series between the two countries.
– Dube’s strike rate of 163 is the best among middle-order batters for India post the 2024 T20 World Cup. Dube strikes at 183 against spin in this period and is amongst the best in the world.
– Varun Chakaravarthy (22 wickets in eight games) is the highest wicket-taker against South Africa across the last two series between the sides and was the Player of the Series in the bilateral series last December. He has taken at least two wickets in each of those eight games.
– South Africa are the most explosive team in the Powerplay with the best average and scoring rate in the phase thanks to their openers.
– Markram opened just once in 26 T20Is across 2023 and 2024 combined. Since the 2025 tour to Australia, however, he has opened in 13 of his 16 innings a shift likely catalyzed by his success at LSG in IPL 2025, where he scored 445 runs and forged a productive opening partnership with Mitchell Marsh.
– Only twice have a visiting team opted to bat first in a T20I vs India in India have ended up winning. New Zealand in Nagpur 2016 | New Zealand in Rajkot 2017.
– De Kock vs Bumrah in T20s
Eight innings
29 runs
27 balls
Three dismissals
Avg 9.66
SR 107.40
– Fastest 50s in T20 World Cups vs India (by balls)
21 Litton Das Adelaide 2022
23 Heinrich Klaasen Bridgetown 2024
24 Travis Head Gros Islet 2024
26 David Miller Ahmedabad 2026 *
Each of the first three ended in an Indian win.
– Most consecutive innings picking at least a wicket in T20Is (India)
18* Varun Chakaravarthy (2025-26)
17 Arshdeep Singh (2024-25)
13 Ashish Nehra (2016)
11 Washington Sundar (2024-25)
11 Varun Chakaravarthy (2024-25)
– Most wickets in T20 World Cups (India)
33 Jasprit Bumrah *
32 Arshdeep Singh *
32 R Ashwin
29 Hardik Pandya
22 Ravindra Jadeja
– T20Is in Ahmedabad
Defending 185+: Eight wins in eight games (one Super Over win)
Defending less than 185: Four defeats in four games
– Highest successful chase by India in T20 World Cups: 173 vs SA in Mirpur 2014. It is the second highest successful chase vs SA in T20 World Cups behind England’s 230 at the Wankhede in 2016.
– India’s opening stands this World Cup
8(8) vs USA
25(12) vs Nam
1(6) vs Pak
0(3) vs Net
0(4) vs SA
– India’s first defeat in 18 matches in ICC events across formats since losing the finals of 2023 World Cup against Australia at the same venue.
– First defeat for India in a multi-nation T20I tournaments since losing the semifinals vs England in Adelaide in T20 WC 2022.
Matches 23
Won 21 (one win in Super Over)
Losses 1
No-result 1
– India & SA in T20 World Cups since 2024
SA: 14 mat | 13 wins | One defeat
India: 13 mat | 12 wins | One defeat
– South Africa’s only defeat came against India in Bridgetown in 2024 finals while this is India’s first defeat since losing the semifinals vs England in Adelaide in 2022.
– Biggest defeat for India in T20 World Cups (by runs)
76 runs vs SA Ahmedabad 2026
49 runs vs Aus Bridgetown 2010
47 runs vs NZ Nagpur 2016
This is India’s second biggest defeat by runs in all T20 Internationals behind the 80-run defeats against New Zealand in Wellington in 2019.
– Lowest totals for India in T20 World Cups
79 runs vs NZ Nagpur 2016
110/7 vs NZ Dubai 2021
111 runs vs SA Ahmedabad 2026
118/8 vs SA Nottingham 2009
119 vs Pak New York 2024
– Lungi Ngidi is the first seamer to bowl four overs without conceding a boundary against India in T20Is since Beuran Hendricks in Bengaluru in 2019, nearly seven years ago.
🚨 MATCH RESULT 🚨
The unbeaten streak continues as #TheProteas secure a commanding victory in their Super 8 opener by 76 runs! 🙌🇿🇦
A complete all-around display with intensity with the bat, discipline with the ball, and true #Unbreakable spirit throughout! 🫡🏏#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Sthe9nvg0a
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 22, 2026
That’s all from the India vs South Africa game in T20 World Cup 2026 and I hope you all will like this information. We will be back with all the details of India Vs Zimbabwe game which will be played on 26th February. For more updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website