South Africa vs Canada, 9th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Ansh Patel to David Miller, 1 run, end of a fine spell by Ansh Patel. 4-0-31-3 are his figures today. This was a tossed up delivery outside off and David Miller pushed into the pocket at cover for one

Ansh Patel to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run, nudged with soft hands towards the right side of the bowler. Tristan Stubbs calls for a quick single and completes it. Ansh Patel with a shy at his end, but the throw was a wayward one

Ansh Patel to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs, punched through covers as the fielder near the boundary stops the ball, keeping them down to two. Good effort that

Ansh Patel to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs, flighted delivery around off, driven through covers by Tristan Stubbs for two

Ansh Patel to Tristan Stubbs, no run, tad short outside off, Tristan Stubbs attempts a cut, gets an underedge towards the keeper

Ansh Patel to David Miller, 1 run, tossed up delivery around off, David Miller drives it towards long-off for one

Ansh Patel to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR, Tristan Stubbs is off the mark with a boundary. A tossed up delivery outside off and Tristan Stubbs drills it through covers to get going rightaway. Needs no time to get his eye in

Ansh Patel to Dewald Brevis, out Caught by Nicholas Kirton! Another one bites the dust. It's Dewald Brevis this time. Ansh Patel is making up for that dropped catch. A nicely tossed up delivery around off, Dewald Brevis looks to take him on and swings hard. A leading edge lobs towards the right of cover where Kirton settles underneath it holds onto the skier. That's the third wicket for Ansh Patel and Canada are pulling things back to a certain extent by taking wickets at regular intervals. Dewald Brevis c Nicholas Kirton b Ansh Patel 6(6) [4s-1]

Ansh Patel to David Miller, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped towards the on-side for one

Ansh Patel to David Miller, no run, tad short around middle and leg, knocked down the pitch by David Miller

Ansh Patel to David Miller, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, David Miller opens the bat face, steering it towards point

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, out Caught by Harsh Thaker!! Tossed up delivery by Ansh Patel, right in the slot and Ryan Rickelton's eyes lit up. He takes on the bowler, lofts it towards long-on and Harsh Thaker takes a safe catch at the edge of the boundary. Both the set batters are back to the pavilion in quick succession. First Markram, now Rickelton. Canada have a chance to slow down the scoring rate, if they continue to execute their plans. Ryan Rickelton c Harsh Thaker b Ansh Patel 33(21) [4s-3 6s-1]

Ansh Patel to Dewald Brevis, FOUR, Dewald Brevis doesn't waste time to get going. Picks the length early, rocks back in the crease and pulls the short ball away to the deep mid-wicket fence. With the platform set, South Africa will be looking forward to notching up a total in excess of 220

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, driven past the bowler towards long-on for one

Ansh Patel to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, tad short outside off, Dewald Brevis carves it through the off-side for one

Ansh Patel to Aiden Markram, out Caught by Dilon Heyliger!! That's an outstanding catch by Heyliger. Aiden Markram's belligerent knock comes to an end, due to this effort in the outfield. Aiden Markram thumps it towards long-on aerially and just when the ball is about to clear the boundary, the fielder grabs a fantastic catch at the edge of the fence. He was running towards his left and managed to stay away from the cushions despite the momentum. Aiden Markram c Dilon Heyliger b Ansh Patel 59(32) [4s-10 6s-1]

Ansh Patel to Aiden Markram, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming! Markram on the charge. Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Aiden Markram whips it through the on-side, bisecting the gap towards deep mid-wicket

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, tad short around off, Ryan Rickelton rocks back in the crease and drags it to wide long-on

Ansh Patel to Aiden Markram, 1 run, sliding away off a good length, Markram hangs back and drives firmly from the crease to long-off

Ansh Patel to Aiden Markram, no run, looks to cut a delivery that's not short enough. It's floated up outside off, zips through and Markram is beaten on the edge

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, tossed up on off, pretty full and Rickelton drills it down to long-off. The fielder nearly overran it. Did well to recover in the end

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR, wrong line and Rickelton cashes in! It's drifting well down the leg-side, he gets low and sweeps hard past short fine leg

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, no run, lands it on a good length outside off, turns away slightly and takes a thick edge on the drive. It rolls to backward point

Ansh Patel to Ryan Rickelton, 2 runs, full outside off, driven wide of long-off and back for two