Ahmedabad, Feb. 22 -- South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in a Super 8 Group 1 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium. This was India's first defeat in 18 ICC matches across formats since losing the 2023 World Cup final against Australia at the same venue.
It was also India's first defeat in a multi-nation T20I tournament since losing the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal against England in Adelaide.
Across 23 matches in ICC events, India won 21 (including one Super Over win), lost 1, and had 1 no-result.
Batting first, South Africa were initially rocked by India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who produced superb new-ball bowling. He dismissed Quinton de Kock with a sharp nip-backer that disturbed the stumps, ...