South Africa vs Canada LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: CAN 138/7 in 18 overs; Ngidi picks four, Dhaliwal hits fifty
South Africa vs Canada Live Cricket Score, SA vs CAN T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score Updates: South Africa put on a solid batting performance as they recorded a massive 213-run total on the back of a fifty from skipper Aiden Markram and a solid fifth-wicket stand from David Miller and Tristan Stubbs at the death against Canada. Dilpreet Bajwa’s men opted to field first in Ahmedabad and though they had put on a decent show with the ball in the first 15 overs, led by spinner Ansh Patel’s three-fer, the Proteas power ensured that a strong finish was inevitable on a decent batting strip.
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South Africa would need to raise their recent form to challenge for the title as they open their T20 World Cup campaign against Canada, a team short on match practice but looking to make a strong impression, here on Monday. South Africa have only managed to win 12 out of the 32 games they have played since losing the 2024 T20 World Cup final to India in June 2024. However, they now do have the emboldened belief of winning a world title, having ended the trophy drought with the World Test Championships triumph last year.
Canada, on the other hand, have not played much high quality cricket in the last four months. They would be playing their second successive T20 World Cup with 23-year-old Dilpreet Bajwa taking over captaincy from Nicholas Kirton. They went unbeaten through this cycle’s qualification, winning all six of their Americas Regional contests, including the final.
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