47th Match, Super Eights, Group 1, West Indies vs South Africa ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

West Indies vs South Africa

South Africa needs 177 runs to win

South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

West Indies Innings (20 Overs Maximum) – 176/8
Batter	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	Dismissal
Brandon King	21	11	18	5	0	190.90	c †de Kock b Ngidi
Shai Hope (c)†	16	6	10	1	2	266.66	c †de Kock b Rabada
Shimron Hetmyer	2	3	2	0	0	66.66	c Maharaj b Rabada
Rovman Powell	9	11	30	1	0	81.81	c Brevis b Ngidi
Roston Chase	2	2	2	0	0	100.00	b Ngidi
Sherfane Rutherford	12	10	14	0	1	120.00	c †de Kock b Bosch
Jason Holder	49	31	63	4	3	158.06	run out (†de Kock/Bosch)
Matthew Forde	11	9	9	1	1	122.22	c Rickelton b Bosch
Romario Shepherd	52	37	46	3	4	140.54	not out
Gudakesh Motie	0	0	1	0	0	–	not out
Extras		(w 2) 2
Total		20 Ov (RR: 8.80) 176/8

South Africa Innings (Target: 177 runs from 20 overs) – 177/1 (16.1 Overs)
Batter	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	Dismissal
Aiden Markram (c)	82	46	81	7	4	178.26	not out
Quinton de Kock †	47	24	40	4	4	195.83	c Holder b Chase
Ryan Rickelton	45	28	41	4	2	160.71	not out
Extras		(nb 1, w 2) 3
Total		16.1 Ov (RR: 10.94) 177/1

Fall of wickets DRS 1-29 (Shai Hope, 2.2 ov), 2-31 (Shimron Hetmyer, 2.5 ov), 3-41 (Brandon King, 3.4 ov), 4-43 (Roston Chase, 3.6 ov), 5-60 (Sherfane Rutherford, 6.3 ov), 6-71 (Rovman Powell, 8.2 ov), 7-83 (Matthew Forde, 10.2 ov), 8-172 (Jason Holder, 19.5 ov)

Fall of wickets DRS 1-95 (Quinton de Kock, 7.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Matthew Forde	3	30	0	10.00	6	0	0
Romario Shepherd	2	22	0	11.00	5	1	1
Jason Holder	3.1	31	0	9.78	4	1	0
Shamar Joseph	2	24	0	12.00	4	0	0
Gudakesh Motie	2	24	0	12.00	1	0	0
Roston Chase	4	46	1	11.50	6	0	0

Runs Per Over(West Indies)

West Indies Innings (20 Overs) – 176/8
Over	Runs (Cumulative)	Wickets Fallen
1	8	0
2	16	1 – Brandon King
3	25	1
4	33	2 – Shai Hope
5	41	2
6	49	2
7	60	2
8	72	3 – Nicholas Pooran
9	84	3
10	95	3
11	108	4 – Rovman Powell
12	120	4
13	132	5 – Shimron Hetmyer
14	142	5
15	151	6 – Jason Holder
16	160	6
17	166	7 – Romario Shepherd
18	170	7
19	174	8 – Akeal Hosein
20	176	8
West Indies set a target of 177 runs for South Africa

Runs Per Over(South Africa)

South Africa Innings (Target: 177) – 177/1 (16.1 Overs)
Over	Runs (Cumulative)	Wickets Fallen
1	9	0
2	18	0
3	29	0
4	41	0
5	54	0
6	65	0
7	78	0
8	90	0
9	102	0
10	114	0
11	125	1 – Quinton de Kock
12	137	1
13	148	1
14	159	1
15	168	1
16	174	1
16.1	177	1
✅ Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets
⭐ Top performance: Aiden Markram scored 82 (46)

Match Details
Ground	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss	South Africa, elected to field first
Series	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	South Africa – Aiden Markram
Hours of play (local time)	15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days	26 February 2026 – daynight (20-over match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
DRS	Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh)
TV Umpire	Richard Illingworth (England)
Reserve Umpire	Jayaraman Madanagopal (India)
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath (India)
Points	South Africa 2, West Indies 0