10.42pm: Job done for the Proteas, who were rarely troubled in their first T20I meeting with Canada. Put in to bat they boshed along to a 200-plus score, then the quicks reduced Canada to 45 for 4 in the powerplay. Navneet Dhaliwal battled gamely for his half-century but it was otherwise a largely stress-free run-out for SA, who get their campaign off to a winning start

Lungi Ngidi is named Player of the Match for his 4 for 31: "Have to find a way to take wickets, take risks. Sometimes you go for boundaries but bowling risky balls sometimes end up in the wickets column. [Unknown opponent] That's one of the things we struggled with, gameplans for guys you haven't seen much off. It was trial and error, we tried something and had a chat. Worked it out as we go. But pretty straightforward with the new ball. [Dew?] Fuller and it would slide on, into the wicket and it held up. We knew our attack brings pace but for me variations catch people out. Try to do what I do best, change it up and keep guys guessing."

Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa: "We were expecting 170-175, they are a good batting line-up, but we leaked some extras runs and loose balls. [Ansh Patel] He bowled really well, it's his home ground and he was pumped up, he helped us. [Dhaliwal fifty] His experience helps up, we haven't played much competitive cricket against big teams. We were expecting a big loss, but we are proud. All their bowlers are 140-plus but our boys played well, especially Dhaliwal. [Improvements] Our batting, we were aggressive in the powerplay. We need to play properly against UAE."

South Africa's Aiden Markram: "Important [to win], we've seen at the start, anyone can beat anyone. You don't take anyone lightly. All three areas we were solid tonight. {Selection] Always conditions based, but doesn't make it easier. Guys are pushing to be part of the XI, going to be a squad effort throughout this World Cup. [Stubbs-Miller finishing innings] Big time, really important phase of the game. They had to do a bit of rebuilding before teeing off and they did that well. [Pace bowling] They bowled really well, there was a bit on offer and then the dew came in. Asked questions, tried to take wickets and got it right more often than not. [Afghanistan next] 100% semi-finalists in the last edition, day game as well, so we have to be on it."

And that's yer lot from Ahmedabad tonight. Andrew Miller's report will be in soon, and we'll be back for another triple-header tomorrow. G'night!