Having put South Africa to bat first, skipper Aiden Markram played a stunning knock of 59 runs off 32 deliveries. His knock was laced with 10 boundaries and a maximum. Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock scored 25 runs in 22 balls, with the help of two boundaries (Pic: X/@ProteasMenCSA)

Ryan Rickelton accumulated 33 in 21 balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Dewald Brevis departed early by scoring six runs in six balls, including a boundary (Pic: X/@ICC)

Later, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs stayed unbeaten. Facing 23 balls, Miller smashed 39 runs, including a boundary and three maximums, whereas Stubbs accumulated 34 runs in just 19 balls, with the help of two boundaries and the same number of maximums. With this, the Proteas posted a total of 213 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs (Pic: X/@ICC)

Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa bagged one wicket by conceding 40 runs in four overs. Ansh Patel returned with the figures of three wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Kaleem Sana, Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar, and Jaskaran Singh went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against South Africa (Pic: X/@ICC)

While chasing, Canada will heavily rely on their skipper Dilpreet Bajwa. He will be expected to deliver a big knock tonight in Ahmedabad (Pic: X/@ICC)