IND vs SA T20 World Cup: Strange coincidence! Both the host countries lost their first matches in the Super 8; Indian batting was a complete flop

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026: India has suffered its first defeat of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. South Africa won here by 76 runs. Indian batting became completely brilliant in this match. Except Shivam Dubey, no Indian batsman could stand against the South African bowlers. A strange coincidence was definitely seen today. Where in Super 8, both the host countries India and Sri Lanka had to face defeat in their very first match.

batting was a complete flop

The Men in Blue were never in a position to chase a huge target of 188. India lost the wicket of Ishan Kishan in the very first over without opening the account. Abhishek Sharma finally managed to open his account but could score only 15 runs. None of the other batsmen could play big innings. The hopes of the fans were pinned on captain Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 18 runs in 22 balls. Rinku Singh once again flopped and could not do the job of finisher. He was out without opening the account.

Next match now against Zimbabwe

Shivam Dubey’s 42 runs was never enough as he created more problems when India almost lost the match. India now wants to win at any cost and to reach the semi-finals they will have to defeat Zimbabwe and West Indies. The Men in Blue will also have to keep an eye on their run-rate. Another defeat here will end India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals. India’s next match will be against Zimbabwe on 26 February.

England defeated Sri Lanka

In the 42nd match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, England started their Super 8 campaign against Sri Lanka by winning by 51 runs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. After narrow escapes against Nepal and Italy in the group stage, Harry Brook’s Three Lions are back to where they were when they defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the bilateral series and registered another win over them, this time in the Super 8 stage of the World Cup, despite scoring 146/9 in the first innings.

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