In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Canada, South Africa emerged victorious by 57 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
In an attempt to chase a target of 214 runs, Canada managed to score 156 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.
Opening the innings, captain Dilpreet Bajwa was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 12 runs in eight balls, including three boundaries.
Navneet Dhaliwal garnered 64 runs off 49 deliveries, which was laced with seven boundaries and a maximum. Nicholas Kirton scored four runs in three balls, including a boundary. Wicketkeeper-batsman Shreyas Movva scored nine runs in 11 balls, including two boundaries.
Harsh Thaker accumulated 33 runs off 29 balls, with the help of two boundaries and the same number of maximums. Saad Bin Zafar scored 11 runs in 12 balls, including a boundary. Jaskaran Singh departed on a one-ball duck.
Dillon Heyliger and Kaleem Sana stayed unbeaten on four and five runs, respectively. Heyliger played an innings of five balls, whereas Sana`s innings of three balls included a boundary.
South Africa`s Lungi Ngidi returned with the figures of four wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Marco Jansen also bagged two wickets. Kagiso Rabada and Corbin Bosch claimed one wicket each.
Earlier, having put South Africa to bat first, skipper Aiden Markram played a stunning knock of 59 runs off 32 deliveries. His knock was laced with 10 boundaries and a maximum. Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock scored 25 runs in 22 balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Ryan Rickelton accumulated 33 in 21 balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Dewald Brevis departed early by scoring six runs in six balls, including a boundary.
Later, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs stayed unbeaten. Facing 23 balls, Miller smashed 39 runs, including a boundary and three maximums, whereas Stubbs accumulated 34 runs in just 19 balls, with the help of two boundaries and the same number of maximums. With this, the Proteas posted a total of 213 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa bagged one wicket by conceding 40 runs in four overs. Ansh Patel returned with the figures of three wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Kaleem Sana, Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar, and Jaskaran Singh went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against South Africa.
