Ahmedabad, February 23: Indian fans were left disheartened as the national team faced a crushing defeat against South Africa in the Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026, losing by 76 runs. This marks the largest defeat by runs in the history of the T20 World Cup for Team India.
In the match held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, South Africa set a target of 187 runs, losing 7 wickets in the process. In response, the Indian team collapsed for just 111 runs in 18.5 overs.
Previously, India had experienced a 49-run defeat against Australia in 2010 in Bridgetown, and a 47-run loss to New Zealand in Nagpur in 2016. This latest defeat is also the second-largest loss by runs in all T20 International matches for India, following an 80-run defeat to New Zealand in Wellington in 2019.
This match marks India’s first loss in any multi-nation T20 tournament since their semi-final defeat to England in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide. During this period, India played a total of 23 matches, winning 21, with one match ending in no result and one loss.
India had also lost the World Cup 2023 final against Australia at the same venue. This defeat is their first in 18 matches across all formats of ICC events since that final.
In the match, South Africa’s Dewald Brevis scored 45 runs off 29 balls, while David Miller contributed 63 runs off 35 balls. Tristan Stubbs remained unbeaten with 44 runs from 24 balls. Jasprit Bumrah was the standout bowler for India, taking 3 wickets.
For India, Shivam Dube top-scored with 42 runs but could not steer the team to victory. Marco Jansen from the opposing team was impressive, claiming 4 wickets for just 22 runs.
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