SA vs CAN Match 9 Highlights - Ahmedabad (09 February 2026)

FOUR! That is beautifully played! Much fuller, outside off, Harsh Thaker reaches out to it and chips it elegantly over extra cover for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi gets his fourth wicket. Slower ball does the trick. A slower one, full and outside off, Harsh Thaker looks to loft it but gets a thick edge. The ball goes high up in the air towards third man. Kagiso Rabada dives forward and takes a good catch. Harsh Thaker departs after a fine knock. Canada are 114/5 after 14.2.

 Good stop! The off cutter, on the stumps, Saad Bin Zafar looks to drill it down the ground, but chips it to the right of the bowler. Lungi Ngidi flings himself and stretches out his right hand. Manages to make a half stop.

Short, on middle and leg, Saad Bin Zafar tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.

Very full, on middle and leg, Navneet Dhaliwal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Just clears David Miller at extra cover! Much fuller, outside off, Saad Bin Zafar picks it well and chips it over leaping extra cover fielder for a boundary.

On a good length, sliding into the batter. Dhaliwal tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter ball, a touch short, around off, Saad Bin Zafar hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler.

Pushed through quicker, outside off, on a length, Saad Bin Zafar is rushed for the cut, but misses. 

Shortish ball, on the stumps, this is swatted across to long on for a single.

On middle, full in length, Navneet Dhaliwal gently steers it to square leg for a single. Moves to 49, does Navneet!

Pitched short, around off and middle, spinning in. Saad Bin Zafar dinks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nails the yorker in, outside the leg stump as Bosch follows the batter shuffling. Saad Bin Zafar tries to jam the bat down to squeeze it out, but misses.

A low full toss, on off, Saad backs away and laces it to the right of deep cover for a couple. It is cut off by Jason Smith, the sub fielder.

Digs in a bumper, at chest height of the batter. Saad Bin Zafar is late for the pull shot and the ball gets sliced off the splice. Lobs between mid-wicket and mid on, and lands safely. They cross over.

WIDE! Goes for a leg side yorker, but slips it far, far down leg, Dhaliwal misses the flick. Wide called.

 FIFTY FOR NAVNEET DHALIWAL! His second T20 World Cup fifty. He has played some wonderful shots tonight and the dugout cheers his effort. Dhaliwal acknowledges it with a simple raise of the bat. One of the few positives for Canada this evening. Not that full, in line of the stumps, Navneet Dhaliwal nurdles it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single to get to his milestone.

A touch full, finishing on the stumps, Saad heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Tails in a bit, on the pads, Navneet flicks it to the right of deep square leg for a couple more.

WIDE! Pushed well down leg, full in length, Saad misses to flick that away. Another bit of stretching exercise for the umpire.

OUT! TAKEN! Jansen breaks the partnership between the two Canadian senior pros. A knuckle ball, short and on top of middle and off. Lands it and gets it to hold on a touch. Saad Bin Zafar is way too early in his pull shot and mistimes it badly. The ball gets aired straight to Corbin Bosch stationed at deep backward square leg. A simple catching practice for him in the outfield. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Back-to-back wickets for Marco and he is on a Hat Trick. Much fuller, on and around off, Jaskarandeep Singh went deep in his crease looking to take the bowler on, but Jansen cleverly rolled his fingers over it and took the pace off. Singh was through the shot far too early, mistimed it off the toe end, and spooned it towards long on where Stubbs moved a few steps to his right and held on around shoulder height.

No hat trick for Jansen. Tries the yorker, but misses by a yard or so. Full and on off, Dilon Heyliger tries to muscle it down the ground, but inside edges onto the pads. The ball gets deflected to point for a single.

On a back of a length, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal stands tall and slaps it wide of cover for a single.

WIDE! In-between length, going down leg. Wide called as Heyliger misses to glance it across.

A yorker, on the stumps, shoveled away to long off for a run.

A bit too full, on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal clears the front leg and drills it down to long on for a single.

 FOUR! Helped away! A slower cutter, short into the pitch, on the leg stump. Navneet Dhaliwal stands tall and pulls it behind square to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

 FOUR! Absolutely hammered! Much fuller and finishing on the stumps, Navneet Dhaliwal creates room and bludgeons it gun-barrel straight down the ground, beating long off to his left for four more.

Fires it in, full and at the toes, Navneet Dhaliwal gets an inside edge onto the boot.

Uh, oh! Rabada has overstepped. Full and on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal runs it down to long on for an easy single. Right. Time for Free Hit. 

Full and outside off, Dilon Heyliger drives it away to deep cover for a single.

Aimed at the sticks, Navneet slaps it to the bowler.

 150 up for Canada! A low full toss at shin height, this is swatted away to long on for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! The slower one does the trick and Bosch gets his name inked in the wicket column. A deceptive slower off cutter, on a length, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal does not read the change of pace and lofts it to long on. The bat twists at the point of contact and it is aired straight into the safe hands of Tristan Stubbs in the deep. A very fine knock from Navneet Dhaliwal as he falls for 64 off 49 balls.

 Swing and a miss! Hard length, over middle, Kaleem Sana tries to flat bat it, but misses.

On a nagging length, on the fourth stump. Kaleem Sana plays from the crease, deliberately opens the bat face very late and runs it behind to deep third for a single.

Slows it up, full and wide outside off, Dilon Heyliger throws everything left in the tank to hoist it downtown, only to miss.

On a back of a length, outside off, Dilon Heyliger nails the back foot punch to deep cover for a run.

 FOUR! Well-struck. Short of a good length, around the off pole. Kaleem Sana stands tall, hits through the line and smashes it over extra cover for a cracking boundary. SOUTH AFRICA BEAT CANADA BY 57 RUNS!