Super Eights Match 47 : Superb pace bowling followed by excellent batting led South Africa to knees down West Indies by 9 wickets

47th match of 2026 ICC t20 Worldcup super eights stage between South Africa vs West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Putting into bat first, West Indies lost 4 wickets of 43 runs on 3 overs. At one stage, from 83/7 in 10.2 overs West Indies set good target of 177 runs for Africa to get. Jason Holder 31 balls 49 runs and Romario Shepherd's unbeaten 37 balls 52 runs were top scorers for West Indies. Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets. Corbin Bosch and Kagiso Rabada shared 2 wickets each for Africa as well.

Following 177 runs, South Africa got quick start with de Kock and AK Markram initially. Both smashed 95 runs in 8 overs before Q de Kock go out scoring 24 balls 47 runs. Aiden Markram played match winning inning of 46 balls 82* runs and presented Africa convincing win by huge margins of 9 wickets with 23 balls remaining. Ryan Rickelton also played quick inning of 28 balls 45* runs. Markram declared man of the match.