India, Feb. 22 -- India face South Africa in their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 stage opener in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The showdown will also be a rematch of the 2024 T20 World Cup final, which India won. Speaking ahead of the Super 8 match, South African opener Quinton de Kock opened up on the 2024 final defeat and revealed that his team 'just forgot about it'.

In the final, South Africa were in a better position for the majority of the match, and in the run chase, needed only 30 runs off the final 30 balls. Heinrich Klaasen was batting and was dominating Indian bowlers, including slamming Axar Patel for 24 runs in a single over.

But all-rounder Hardik Pandya came to India's rescue, removing Klaasen in the 17th over, and the South Africans...