The Proteas are the only team that is left unbeaten throughout the tournament. With two wins in two matches, South Africa have one foot in the semifinals, while West Indies, with a win and a loss each, need to win their last encounter against India to keep themselves in contention. South Afr
Hard hitter Romario Shepherd and veteran all-rounder Jason Holder registered the second-highest partnership for the eighth wicket or lower in T20I cricket during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against South Africa in the T20 World Cup on Thursday.
More concerning is his dot ball percentage, which stands at 47.5 per cent -- an indicator of scoring stagnation during his innings. Among the 25 batters from full member teams who have batted at least 20 innings in the top three during this period, King has the lowest average and the highest
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has heaped praise on South Africa for their sharp tactical awareness at the ongoing T20 World Cup, calling their decision-making "solid game awareness and elite game IQ."
Chopra shared his thoughts on the areas where Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav needs to improve and India's hopeful entry in the semis of the tournament.
Rabada, 30, achieved this movement up the charts during his side's Super Eight T20 WC clash against West Indies, delivering a brilliant spell of 2/22 in four overs, which rocked the Caribbean's batting in the first half of the innings.
At one point, WI was 83/7 in 10.2 overs, but Shepherd (52 in 37 balls, with three fours and four sixes) and Jason Holder (49 in 31 balls, with three fours and sixes) put up a brave 89-run stand, collecting 58 runs in final five overs.
Indian opener batters have shown discomfort against off-spinners in the powerplay, and the opponents have used this in almost every match to counter-attack against the Indian batting order.
South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first against two-time champions West Indies in both teams' second Super 8s clash at the T20 World Cup 2026, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Former India captain Anil Kumble has cautioned India not to "take Zimbabwe lightly" ahead of their upcoming Super 8s fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Thursday, stressing that the Men in Blue need to play their natural and aggressive brand of cricket
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has expressed concern over what he termed as "outside negativity" surrounding cricket in the country following their loss to New Zealand by 61 runs in the Super 8s of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 on Wednesday, resulting in elimination from the tournament.
Not only South Africa will be aiming to continue their winning run in T20 WC to help their bid for maiden white-ball world title win on Indian soil, but a Proteas win would make the route to semifinals a little more easier for Team India, whose fortunes in the tournament took a massive dent