South Africa vs West Indies LIVE: South Africa’s pace masterclass leaves West Indies gasping at 109/7

After taking four wickets in the power play, South Africa further extended their domination as West Indies struggled to get going at 109 for 7 after 14 overs.

Corbin Bosch took two decades in the middle overs for South Africa. Image | ICC

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad continued to be a tough place to bat in the T20 World Cup 2026 as West Indian batters were grounded by a strong South African pace attack in today's high-stakes Super 8 match between West Indies and South Africa. After finishing 52/4 in the powerplay West Indies were pushed back to 109/7 at the end of the 14th over.

Rabada and Ngidi dominated the powerplay

As we noted in our earlier Powerplay report South African pacers exploited the early bounce to squeeze the Caribbean flair out of the game. Although Captain Shai Hope and Brandon King got off to a flyer, Kagiso Rabada's double-wicket over and then double strike from Lungi Ngidi restricted the West Indies to 47 for 4 after the first six overs.

Rabada set the tone by removing Shai Hope and the dangerous Shimron Hetmyer in a single over, while Lungi Ngidi dismissed Brandon King and Roston Chase.

The middle-over squeeze

After losing four wickets quickly, the West Indies tried to rebuild through Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford. However, that was not met with clinical precision as Corbin Bosch produced an edge with a short ball against Rutherford, and Quinton de Kock made no mistake with a glove on.

Then, Lungi Ngidi, the star of the show, returned to claim his third wicket by forcing a missed-time shot from Powell, which was caught comfortably by Dewald Brevis.

After that, Corbin Bosch induced a bizarre scoop from Matthew Forde into the hands of a diving Ryan Rickelton, and West Indies started reeling on 83/7.

After that, a flurry from Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd helped them cross the hundred mark as the two-time champions look to put up a fighting total on the board at 109 for 7 after 14 overs.

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How will South Africa's win help India?

Although India will face Zimbabwe in Chennai later tonight, every eye of the Indian cricket team fans will be on this game between South Africa and the West Indies.

South Africa's win over West Indies would mean that if India goes on to win both of their games, they will end up finishing second in their group, considering that South Africa will also be facing Zimbabwe in their final game of the group stage.

In this article, we have discussed how India can qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

How to watch the West Indies vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 match?

Cricket fans in India can watch the West Indies vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 match on JioHotstar, accessible via OTTplay Premium.

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