T20 World Cup: South Africa defeats India by 76 runs

South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in the Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, thanks to brilliant innings from David Miller (63), Devald Brevis (45), and Tristan Stubbs (unbeaten 44), as well as outstanding performances from Marco Jansen (four wickets) and Keshav Maharaj (three wickets).

India's chase of 188 runs got off to a dismal start, losing five wickets for just 51 runs. Ishan Kishan (zero), Tilak Verma (one), Abhishek Sharma (15), Washington Sundar (11), and Surya Kumar Yadav (18) were all dismissed. Shevam Dube and Hardik Pandya then attempted to salvage the innings. In the 15th over, Keshav Maharaj dismissed Hardik Pandya (18), breaking the partnership. In the same over, he also dismissed Rinku Singh (zero) and Arshdeep Singh (one), pushing India to the back foot. In the 19th over, Marco Jansen dismissed Shevam Dube, securing South Africa's ninth wicket. Shevam Dube scored 42 runs off 37 balls, including one four and three sixes. On the fifth ball of the same over, Jansen dismissed Jasprit Bumrah (zero), ending the Indian innings at 111 runs and securing a 76-run victory for South Africa.

For South Africa, Marco Jansen took four wickets, Keshav Maharaj claimed three, while Corbin Bosch and Aiden Markram took two and one wickets, respectively.

Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first. Their start was also poor, losing three wickets for a total of 20 runs. Quinton de Kock (six), captain Aiden Markram (four), and Ryan Rickleton (seven) were all dismissed. In difficult circumstances, David Miller and Devald Brevis steadied the innings, adding 93 runs for the fourth wicket and bringing South Africa back into the match. In the 13th over, Shevam Dube dismissed Devald Brevis, ending the partnership. Brevis scored 45 runs off 29 balls, including three fours and three sixes. In the 16th over, Varun Chakravarthy dismissed David Miller. Miller scored 63 runs off 35 balls, including seven fours and three sixes.

In the 18th over, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Marco Jansen (two), while in the next over, Jasprit Bumrah caught and bowled Corbin Bosch (five), sending him back to the pavilion. South Africa posted a challenging total of 187 runs for seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 44 runs off 24 balls, including one four and three sixes. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets, Arshdeep Singh claimed two, while Varun Chakravarthy and Shevam Dube took one wicket each.