South Africa Hammer India by 76 Runs in Super Eight Clash
South Africa produced a dominant all-round display to beat India by 76 runs at Narendra Modi Stadium in the T20 World Cup Super Eight clash. David Miller’s explosive 63 powered the Proteas to 187, before Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj led a clinical bowling effort to bowl India out for 111.
Match Details
Toss: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium
Result: South Africa won by 76 runs
South Africa Innings — 187/7 (20 overs)
South Africa posted a formidable total after winning the toss and opting to bat first.
Top Performers
David Miller — 63 (35), anchoring the innings with aggressive stroke play.
Dewald Brevis — 45 (29), providing momentum in the middle overs.
Tristan Stubbs — 44* (24), finishing strongly in the death overs.
India Bowling
Jasprit Bumrah — 3/15 (4), standout performer with early breakthroughs.
Arshdeep Singh — 2/28 (4).
Shivam Dube — 1/32 (2).
India Innings — 111 all out (18.5 overs)
Chasing 188, struggled to build partnerships and lost wickets at regular intervals.
Top Performers
Shivam Dube — 42 (37), lone resistance with the bat.
Hardik Pandya — 18 (17).
Suryakumar Yadav — 18 (22).
South Africa Bowling
Marco Jansen — 4/22 (3.5), match-winning spell.
Keshav Maharaj — 3/24 (3).
Corbin Bosch — 2/12 (3).
Match Highlights
Player of the Match: David Miller — 63 (35).
South Africa dominated both batting and bowling phases.
India’s inability to build partnerships proved costly in the chase.
Super Eights — Group 1 Standings (After IND vs SA)
| Position | Team | M | W | L | N/R | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3.800 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.800 |
| 3 | West Indies | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Key Insights
South Africa moved to the top of Group 1 after their dominant 76-run victory over India.
India dropped to second with a significant negative net run rate following the heavy defeat.
West Indies and Zimbabwe are yet to begin their Super Eight campaign.
Upcoming matches will be crucial for aim to recover and keep semifinal qualification hopes
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