SOUTH AFRICA WARN OF THINGS TO COME

South Africa underlined their credentials as serious challengers for the T20 World Cup with an eye-catching 76-run victory against defending champions India in their opening match of the Super 8s phase.

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In a repeat of the 2024 final in Barbados which India won by seven runs, South Africa set the co-hosts a target of 188 as a 35-ball 65 from David Miller and Dewald Brevis’ 29-ball 45 helped them recover from a precarious 20-3 after four overs.

India, who came into the game with a perfect record of four wins in the group stage, produced an uncharacteristically timid chase in Ahmedabad and looked resigned to their fate after slipping to 51-5 by the 10th over before being bowled out for 111.