T20 World Cup 2026 - Rapid Fire Review with Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron
Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron on the big questions post India's record loss
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43rd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 22 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
111 (18.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
22/02Result
43rd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 22 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
111 (18.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
T20 World Cup 2026 - IND vs SA - Should India be worried about their batting?
Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron on India's failings with the bat
T20 World Cup 2026 - Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron on the tactics that worked for South Africa vs I
Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron on how South Africa got their bowling plans spot on
Du Plessis Miller-Brevis put pressure back on Varun
Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron the big partnership
'Bumrah just an anomaly'
Faf du Plessis and Varun Aaron on Bumrah's majestic spell
Match Coverage
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He learned the art from one of its best practitioners, Dwayne Bravo, and he's now using it to boss the T20 World Cup
A plan for every play: South Africa go 'out of the box' to suffocate India
"An offspinner getting a wicket in the first over is pretty much becoming a habit," Varun Aaron says after India go down to South Africa by 76 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eight game
Ahmedabad goes quiet as India are beaten at their own game
South Africa were tactically superb in the field and, this time, the home side had no one to rescue them
Markram's SA bat first against India; no place for Axar
SA made four changes, bringing back all first-choice players who were rested for their last fixture
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |