Overview:
Aiden Markram (38 off 19), Ryan Rickelton (44 off 21), Jason Smith ( 35 off 23) and Jansen (31 off 16) were terrific with the bat.
India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in a T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match on February 4. Chasing 241 runs, the Proteas were restricted to 210 /7 with Tristan Stubbs scoring 45 runs off 21 balls, laced with 4 sixes and 1 four. Surprisingly, Abhishek Sharma took two wickets for the host nation. Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel picked up 1 wicket each as India used 9 bowlers in Navi Mumbai.
Earlier, the Men in Blue reached 240/5 in the allotted 50 overs, with several batters playing aggressive cricket. Ishan Kishan was the best of the lot, amassing 53 runs off 20 balls, including 7 sixes and 2 fours. Tilak Varma had a fruitful return to the playing XI, managing 45 off 19, including 3 boundaries and 3 maximums.
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Axar Patel (35* off 23), Hardik Pandya (30 off 10), Suryakumar Yadav (30 off 16) and Abhishek (24 off 18) enjoyed their time in the middle.
Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje and Kwena Maphaka added one scalp each to their bowling figures.
South Africa had a massive target in front of them, and their players went after the bowlers.
Aiden Markram (38 off 19), Ryan Rickelton (44 off 21), Jason Smith ( 35 off 23) and Jansen (31 off 16) were terrific with the bat.