India vs South Africa LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - cricket score, radio & video highlights
Live Reporting
by Adwaidh Rajan
- SA 84-3 (10 overs)
David Miller smashes a free hit over long on, sending it into the stands.
Hardik Pandya's over ends up costing 11 runs, a sharp contrast from his economical performance earlier.
- SA 78-3 (9.5 overs)
Another controlled over from Hardik Pandya, but a no-ball on the final delivery changes the dynamics.
David Miller now has a free hit, a chance he won't miss.
- SA 73-3 (9 overs)
Varun Chakravarthy manages to hold the fort, finishing the over with a dot.
David Miller and Dewald Brevis' partnership crosses the 50-run mark during this over.
- Post (14:19 GMT)
Firdose Moonda, Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special, comments:
"South Africa needs to target someone, and Varun Chakravarthy might be their chosen target."
- SA 73-3 (8.5 overs)
Dewald Brevis hits a six straight down the ground, making Varun Chakravarthy's over costly for India.
- SA 62-3 (8.2 overs)
David Miller connects with a massive shot, sending it over long-on and into the stands.
- SA 56-3 (8 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav, India's skipper, brings in Hardik Pandya.
The all-rounder starts well, conceding just four runs in his first over, maintaining pressure on South Africa.
- SA 52-3 (7 overs)
Washington Sundar's over is eventful, beginning and ending with boundaries.
David Miller effortlessly picks a gap past long-off, moving to 23 from 12 balls.
- SA 45-3 (6.1 overs)
Washington Sundar will resume for India after the break.
Dewald Brevis welcomes him with a shot through the covers, finding the fence.
- Post (14:05 GMT)
Jasprit Bumrah, instrumental in India's 2024 final victory over South Africa, is in top form again, giving the co-hosts a promising start.
- Drinks break (6 overs)
SA 41-3
David Miller continues his fine form, adding two more boundaries in the sixth over, looking comfortable in these conditions.
- SA 31-3 (5 overs)
David Miller, with experience from the Indian Premier League, gets going with an outside edge off Varun Chakravarthy, running away for four.
He then plants one over mid-off for back-to-back boundaries.
- Post (13:57 GMT)
Firdose Moonda, Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special, reflects:
"I wasn't expecting this from South Africa. Ryan Rickelton has adapted well to the number three role, and I don't see him changing his approach once he got the leading edge."
- WICKET (4 overs)
Rickelton c Dube b Bumrah 7 (SA 20-3)
Jasprit Bumrah continues to apply pressure, bowling four dots in the first five deliveries.
He gets Ryan Rickelton with a slower ball, a leading edge caught by Shivam Dube at mid-off.
- SA 19-2 (3 overs)
Ryan Rickelton sends Arshdeep Singh's final delivery over long leg for the first six of the game.
He now has Dewald Brevis as his partner.
- Post (13:48 GMT)
Firdose Moonda, Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special, reflects on Aiden Markram's dismissal:
"Aiden Markram's dismissal is a disappointment, as he had been in great form in the first three group games."
- WICKET (2.4 overs)
Markram c Pandya b Arshdeep Singh 4 (SA 12-2)
Aiden Markram, South Africa's captain, tries to clear mid-off but misses his timing, allowing Hardik Pandya to take an easy catch.
- SA 10-1 (2 overs)
Jasprit Bumrah bowls a brilliant delivery, beating the new batter Ryan Rickelton.
Bumrah finishes with a wicket and six runs from his first over.
- Post (13:42 GMT)
Firdose Moonda, Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special, comments on Quinton de Kock's dismissal:
"Quinton de Kock was just getting going, and South Africa relies heavily on him, both as an opening batter and a calming presence."
- WICKET (1.5 overs)
De Kock b Bumrah 6 (SA 10-1)
Quinton de Kock goes for a wild slash, and his leg stump is hit.
Jasprit Bumrah makes an early breakthrough, and South Africa is shaken at the start of the contest.
