IND vs SA Live cricket score: South Africa thump India by 76 runs in Super 8 clash in Ahmedabad

I feel we were always in the game when we started. I think we bowled really well in the beginning, 21 for 3, and the way they batted after that from 7 to 15, I think they batted really well, and then we came back again in the game later on. Overall, if we see, we bowled really well, but we could have batted a little better. My thing is sometimes you’ve got to think, if you’re chasing 180-185, you can’t win the game in the powerplay, but you might lose the game in the powerplay. We lost too many wickets in the powerplay and then we couldn’t have small, small partnerships which we wanted for chasing 180-185, but that’s part of the game. We learn from it, we’ll sit back and then come back stronger. I think everyone knows their combination (Bumrah-Arshdeep) has been very lethal. Both of them have played together. If you see today also, both of them bowled eight overs, picked around five wickets and gave around 45-50 runs. If I’m not wrong, I’m not good with numbers. But they bowled really well in partnership and that’s what we want from them. Both are experienced and it’s good to have both of them in our side. Hopefully bat well, bowl well and field well (Talking about the plans for the next game vs Zimbabwe). That’s it. We’ll try and keep it simple, play the same brand of cricket which we want to play and nothing changes. I think we’ll come back strong.

David Miller has won the player of the match for his brilliant knock of 63 runs off 35 balls with seven fours and three sixes.

India have been bowled out for 111 runs in the 19th over of the innings. They have lost this game by 76 runs, their biggest loss in the history of T20 World Cup.

Shivam Dube is the top-scorer for India as he gets out for 42. India are 111/9 in the 19th over.

Shivam Dube is trying his best!! India are 105/8 after 18 overs. Dube has smacked a few sixes, but a lot has been left to do for him.

Shivam Dube has smashed two successive sixes and 100 are up for India.

Arshdeep Singh is out now and Keshav Maharaj has picked up three wickets in a single over. India are unravelling quickly and they are 88/8 after 15 overs.

India are seven down!! Rinku Singh has been dismissed for a second-ball duck. India are 86/7 in the 15th over.

Hardik Pandya has been dismissed and India are not only OUT of this game but the net run-rate factor can hurt them going forward. They are still 102 runs away and have only 35 balls left in the innings.

India are 81/5 after 13 overs and the result of the match seems to be inconsequential. South Africa are not leaving any stone unturned and they are not letting India off the hook at all. A superb bowling performance this from them.

Hardik Pandya smashed a six off the first ball of the over and it was an 11-run over. India need more boundaries and a few good overs to have any chance of making a comeback. India are 68/5 after 11 overs.

India are 57/5 after 10 overs and they need 131 runs off the last 10 overs. Things are getting next to impossible for India now and India depend on Hardik Pandya for a comeback now.

Suryakumar Yadav is OUT and India are five down!! Bosch takes a wicket and Brevis took the catch. India are 51/5.

Only Thrice India has Chased 150+ Score in T20 World Cup 

Virat Kohli Won Player of the match Award in all those 3 matches (Scores: 72*, 82*, 82*)

Today, it’s time for someone to step up once again.

India are 47/4 after 8 overs and the chase is going nowhere at the moment. 141 runs needed off 12 overs and the required run-rate is touching 12 now. Time is running out for the hosts.

Sundar is OUT and India go further down!! 43/4 in the 8th over of the innings in the 188-run chase.

Washington Sundar smacked a six off the last ball from Keshav Maharaj to make it 11 runs from 7th over. India are 42/3 after 7 overs. The required run-rate is already 11.23 with 13 overs to go.

India have scored 31 runs for the loss of three in the powerplay. Chasing 188 runs, this is the worst possible score for the hosts. Can India recover from early blows?

Abhishek Sharma is OUT and India are three down!! 26/3 in the fifth over and Corbin Bosch has taken a brilliant catch. Jansen takes his second wicket. South Africa well on top here!

Lungi Ngidi kept the batters guessing in that over with his superb slower deliveries. India are 26/3 after four overs and they continue to struggle.

Abhishek Sharma somehow managed to score 10 runs from the third over. He missed four heaves but connected a couple to smash a six and a four. India are 23/2 after three overs.

India are 13/2 after two overs. Suryakumar Yadav delivered two fours as soon as he came out to bat but South Africa are on top at the moment. Can Abhishek Sharma get going finally??

Tilak Varma departed for just one run. Marco Jansen picked up the wicket on his first ball itself. South Africa are on a roll here in Ahmedabad. India are reduced to 5/2. They are in big, big trouble. Suryakumar Yadav joins Abhishek Sharma in the middle.

This time it's Ishan Kishan, who lost his wicket for a duck. Aiden Markram picked up the prized wicket as he celebrates quite animatedly. Proteas' plan works as India suffer an early blow. Once again! 0/1

Abhishek Sharma, who scored three consecutive ducks on the trot, opens the batting alongside Ishan Kishan in Ahmedabad. Aiden Markram has taken up the new ball, as the Indian openers have struggled against spinners in the powerplay.

South Africa have posted 187 runs in their 20 overs and Tristan Stubbs has turned things on in the last over with a brilliant batting display. He finishes unbeaten on 44 runs off 24 balls and the pressure is now on India to do all the running in the chase.

A late appeal from India and Bumrah and the decision has turned out to be a masterstroke. Many thought it was a bump ball as Bumrah caught the ball in his followthrough but it was a brilliant catch. Bumrah finishes with 3/15 in his four overs. INcreditble!!

Arshdeep Singh strikes for India and Marco Jansen is OUT! South Africa are six down in the 18th over at 158/6. India picking wickets at the right time and pulling things back after a blinder from Brevis and Miller.

Jasprit Bumrah bowled a terrific over there!! Only five runs and South Africa are 157/5 after 17 overs. Bumrah has one more over left. Can India restrict South Africa to under 180?

Varun Chakaravarthy has dismissed David Miller and he has been dismissed for 63 runs. South Africa are five down now and a massive wicket at the right time.

Stubbs has also taken Varun to the cleaners and South Africa have brought up their 150 in the 16th over. Tough times for India now

15 overs are done and South Africa are very well placed to reach 200 runs. Two overs from Bumrah are key here. Can India get Miller's wicket? South Africa are 144/4 after 15 overs.

A good over that from Sundar but India are in search for a wicket. Only six runs from the 14th over of the innings. South Africa are 134/4 after 14 overs.

South Africa have scored 44 runs in the last three overs and the run-rate is touching 10 now. South Africa are threatening to touch the 200-run mark now. 128/4 after 13 overs.

David Miller has notched up a 26-ball fifty and the veteran has come to the party at the perfect time for South Africa. South Africa 125/4

Shivam Dube strikes and it is a timely wicket for India. Dewald Brevis has been dismissed for 45 off 29 balls. A much-needed wicket for India and the 97-run partnership has been finally broken!!

Varun Chakaravarthy has had a bad day today! Again he went for 11 runs in the over. South Africa brought up their 100 runs as well in that over. They are 111/3 after 12 overs.

Shivam Dube has been taken to the cleaners by Dewald Brevis, scoring 15 runs in the over. South Africa are 99/3 after 11 overs and they have well and truly recovered from the poor start.

Dewald Brevis and David Miller have helped South Africa recover from 20/3 and after 10 overs, they are 84/3 and the no-ball off the last ball has hurt Hardik Pandya there. South Africa have certainly come back into the contest thanks to this partnership.

Brevis and Miller have managed to take on Varun Chakaravarthy, India's best bowler. He has now gone for 28 runs in his two overs and India are certainly missing Axar Patel. South Africa are 73/3 after 9 overs

South Africa ar 56/3 after 8 overs and a partnership is building up for them. India need a wicket now soon as Miller is looking very dangerous here.

Washington Sundar, playing ahead of vice-captain Axar Patel, bowled an expensive over, conceding 11 runs. South Africa completed 50 runs in the process as well. They are 52/3 after seven overs and Brevis and Miller atre rebuilding nicely for them.

South Africa are 41/3 after six overs. At the end of powerplay, they are not certainly where they wanted to be. India are on top at the moment.

South Africa are 31/3 after five overs. Dewald Brevis and David Miller will be key now to stitch a partnership for them. Can India pick more wickets?

Jasprit Bumrah you beauty!! A slower one and Rickelton has been deceived. South Africa are three down and David Miller is in the middle now. They are 20/3 after four overs.

Arshdeep Singh strikes now and in-form Aiden Markram has been dismissed for four runs. South Africa are in early trouble at 12/1 in the third over of the innings.

Jasprit Bumrah strikes!! Quinton de Kock has been castled and South Africa have lost their first wicket. They are 10/1 after 1.5 overs and India have started the game on a good note.

Jasprit Bumrah has taken the new ball from the other end. South Africa scored four runs in the first over off Arshdeep. No boundary yet in the innings. Who will break the ice first?

Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram are opening the innings for South Africa. Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball. Can he strike in the first over for India? Will South Africa be able to get off to a flyer?

Players have lined up for the national anthem. South Africa's first, followed by India's. The stadium is filling fast and the live action will start soon. Can India pick an early wicket?

Arshdeep Singh vs Quinton de Kock battle will be the one to watch out for!

Arshdeep Singh has dismissed the South Africa opener four times in eight innings so far in T20 cricket. Can he get him for the fifth time today or will De Kock reign supreme in this battle? Let's see

Here's the pitch report from Ravi Shastri and Shaun Pollock! Have South Africa won a good toss?

It’s Ahmedabad, and it’s a nice, pleasant spring evening here. Temperatures are in the low 30s-32 to be exact - with not much humidity, and at this time of year it’s normally ideal for playing cricket. The ground dimensions are 72 meters straight down the ground, 67 one side and 64 the other, so if you want to play the ramps and target the shorter boundary, that’s the way to go. It’s pitch number five, the same surface used when South Africa played India here in December - India made 236 and South Africa replied with 210. If you look at the numbers, it’s the highest-scoring surface in India with an average first-innings score of 192, so you’d say it’s a bit of a belter. Having had a close look, it seems to have a little less grass than in the other games, it’s completely black soil with no red involved whatsoever, and there are more cracks visible on this surface. I think it’s going to be a good pitch throughout, but with the river so close to the ground, the only concern is whether dew could play a part later on - so there could well be an advantage to batting second.

South Africa have made four changes to their playing XI while India haven't made any from their respective previous games.

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Well well!!! No Axar Patel for India. He is the vice-captain of the team and India have taken a big call here. Sundar has been retained and the onus will be on him to deliver now. Remember, the off-spinner went wicketless against the Netherlands at the same venue three days ago.

South Africa have won the toss and opted to bat first. Will they be able to restrict India to a decent total and later chase the target down? Who will be the best batter for India? Let's see

What could be India's playing XI today? Axar Patel looks set to return, but at whose expense? Washington Sundar or Axar Patel? Will Kuldeep Yadav play on the black soil pitch? Here's our probable playing XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Abhishek Sharma is shadow practicing near the main pitch now. He will be very determined to score runs today after going through the group stage without scoring a single run. Can he finally break the jinx today? Let's wait and watch.

This match will be played on the black soil and the spinners are likely to have a say. Don't make a mistake, even Indian batters have struggled in all their matches against the slower bowlers and they will have to be care. South Africa have brilliant spinners in their ranks and in that case, it certainly won't be a high-scoring 200+ encounter. Win the toss and bat first or bowl first? What should be the decision?

India and South Africa players have reached the Narendra Modi Stadium and are warming up ahead of the massive clash. Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram hugged each other as well, even as the other players are gearing up for the encounter. Exactly 30 mins left for the toss that is scheduled at 6:30 PM. The weather is set to be clear, so there will be no delays now.

Meanwhile, in the other game today, co-hosts Sri Lanka are massively struggling in the 147-run chase. Dasun Shanaka is their only hope but they still need more than 70 runs and are already seven down after 13 overs. Can Shanaka play a blinder to leave England shocked. His wicket will certainly end their hopes. 

All eyes are on Abhishek Sharma today!! He is yet to score a run in his maiden T20 World Cup in three matches. He was supposed to be the team's hero in the mega event. But it has been a massive anti-climax. Can he finally break the jinx today? South Africa will be aware that the southpaw is yet to explode and they will know the fact that Abhishek can take the game away from them if he gets going. Can they keep him quiet today? Let's see

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs South Africa Super 8 clash in the T20 World Cup 2026. The two teams have played quite a lot against each other in recent times with South Africa touring India last year for five T20Is and then they locked horns in the warm-up clash ahead of the tournament proper as well. With most of the South African players featuring in the IPL too, they know the conditions in India as well. A lot is at stake in this game, well more than the bilaterals, and a win in this encounter will matter the most in the end. Who will come out on top today? Who will be the hero? We will bring you all the updates from Ahmedabad. Stay tuned!