WI vs SA Live Score, West Indies vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Match Live Cricket Score Updates: The rampaging West Indies take on the imperious South Africa in a Group 1 clash of the T20 World Cup in a contest that the Indian cricket team will keep one eye on before their own game against Zimbabwe later in the day. Both West Indies and South Africa are above India in the standings with one win each.
The contest pits the two remaining unbeaten teams in the T20 World Cup 2026.
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The game at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is likely to give South Africa an edge only because of the Proteas’ recent familiarity with the stadium: four of South Africa’s five games have come at this venue. And they have won all of them, including the game against co-hosts India. West Indies, meanwhile, have never played a T20I in Ahmedabad.
West Indies lead the standings in Group 1 after a thumping 107-run win over Zimbabwe in Mumbai, but now need to beat the Proteas because their final game is against India, who are also chasing the semi-final spot. While the Narendra Modi Stadium has hosted five games of theT20 World Cup already, none of the previous ones have been afternoon games with a 3 pm start. This means that the heat will be a major factor early on and the dew factor will be negligible.
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Energy and buzz in South Africa camp after win vs India, but not getting carried away, says Keshav Maharaj
Reflecting on the mood in the dressing room, Maharaj admitted that the victory over India had lifted the spirits significantly. (AP Photo)
There is a renewed sense of belief in the South Africa camp after their morale-boosting win over India, but the left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj made it clear that the Proteas are staying grounded ahead of their crucial Super-8 clash against the West Indies on Thursday.
Reflecting on the mood in the dressing room, Maharaj admitted that the victory over India had lifted the spirits significantly. “There was a real energy and buzz in the camp after beating probably the best side in the competition,” Maharaj said during the pre-match press conference. However, he was quick to underline that the team is not allowing the win to cloud their focus. “But we’re not getting carried away. There’s still a lot of cricket to be played. It’s about dusting ourselves off, doing things better and focusing on the positives,” he added.
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