Match 9 : Markram's 59 runs followed by Lungi Ngidi's 4 for 31 runs led South Africa to a convincing win over Canada by huge 57 runs

9th match of ICC t20 Worldcup 2026 played between South Africa vs Canada at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Monday, February 09, 2026.

Putting into bat first by Canada, South Africa with top orders superb batting set huge target of 214 runs for Canada to get. Aiden Markram 32 balls 59 runs, Q de Kock 25 runs, Ryan Rickelton 33 runs, David Miller 39* and Tristan Stubbs with 19 balls 34* runs were top scorers for Africa. Ansh Patel bowled well and took 3 wickets of 31 runs for Canada.

Following huge target of 214 runs, Canada managed to score 156/8 runs in 20 overs and lost the match by 57 runs. Navneet Dhaliwal played well and contributed 64 runs of 49 balls. Harsh Thaker made 33 runs. Lungi Ngidi bowled well and picked up 4 wickets of 31 runs. He declared man of the match.