India, Feb. 23 -- India's worst fears came true during their loss to South Africa in their T20 World Cup Super 8s opener on Sunday night. Chasing the Proteas' 187/7, India's batting fell by the wayside and conceded the game by a whopping 76 runs at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.

After Ishan Kishan fell in the first over, India never recovered with Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar all coming a cropper. Dube scored 42 runs but then he scoffed 37 balls. To all intents and purposes, it was a forgettable night, and India legend Sunil Gavaskar tore into the co-hosts' batting approach in what was a very important match for India.

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