this 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup The high-octane drama continues with Clash of Group D South Africa and Canada The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is no exception. While the Proteas’ total score was a whopping 213, the highlight of the first innings was a moment of pure brilliance on the pitch that ended a wild game Aiden Markram.

Dilon Heyliger dismisses dangerous Aiden Markram with screamer

The 12th over of South Africa’s innings provided the decisive highlight moment of the match. south africa captain Aiden Markram The mood has reached half a century, and the mood is unforgiving. However, the 11th high score proved to be his undoing, thanks to the Ansh Patel and extraordinary athletic talent. Dillon Heilig.

Markram looked to capitalize on a delivery from Patel and attempted his trademark cross-stroke towards the long boundary. The ball seemed to come off the toe of the bat, losing the distance it needed to clear the ropes. Heiliger is in the deep position and has a lot of space to cover.

Heilig stayed calm around the pads, sprinted and tracked the ball’s trajectory with precision. He showed elite boundary rope awareness as he plucked the ball out of the air while maintaining momentum. It was a cool dismissal, forcing Markram back to the dugout to score 59 runs in just 32 balls, an innings decorated with 10 boundaries and a maximum boundary. Heiliger’s buzzer-beater was crucial as it temporarily halted South Africa’s surge.

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Dilon Heyliger’s stunning appearance! 🤯

He was outstanding when Canada needed something special to return Aiden Markram. 💪

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South Africa’s stunning aggregate scoreline against Canada

Despite the brilliance of Heilig and the discipline of Patel, who finished with figures of 3/31, Canada’s decision to start after winning the toss proved difficult to defend against South Africa’s deep batting line-up. The Proteas made their intentions clear early on, posting 65 runs in the mandatory Powerplay without losing a wicket.

between open stands Quinton de Kock (25 points on 22) Markram previously laid a solid foundation of 70 points Dilpreet Bajwa provided the first breakthrough. although Ryan Rickton (33) and young people Dewald Breves (6) One after another fell down, all at the hands of the persistent Patel, and the order in the middle ensured that there was no collapse.

The final flourish is provided by the finishers. David Miller and Tristan Stubbs Canada took advantage of Canada’s slow over penalty in the final two overs to share an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Miller struck out 39 on 23 pitches, while Stubbs struck out 34 on just 19 pitches late in the game.

South Africa finished the 20 overs with figures of a whopping 213/4 with a run rate of 10.65. For Canada, the task ahead is daunting. Chasing over 10 runs per over against a world-class bowling attack Kamuzeng Rabada A historic effort will be required.

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