Super 8 Group 2 — 2012 T20 World Cup
2 October 2012 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Result: INIndia — India won by 1 run. INIndia 152/6 (20 overs), SASouth Africa 151 all out (19.5 overs). 2 October 2012 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
India won by 1 run — one of the tightest finishes of the tournament — but this alone was not enough for India to qualify for the semi-finals: independently re-verified via a direct match-report fetch, which states verbatim 'India beat South Africa by one run but failed to make the semi-finals because of their net run rate,' giving exact figures of Pakistan's NRR at +0.273 against India's −0.452. Australia and Pakistan advanced from this group; India and South Africa (0 wins from 3) were eliminated.
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| INIndia (1st innings) | 152/6 (20 overs) |
| SASouth Africa (2nd innings) | 151 all out (19.5 overs) |
Leading batters
| Team | Batter | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|---|
| INIndia | Suresh Raina | 45 (34) |
| INIndia | Rohit Sharma | 25 (27) |
| INIndia | Yuvraj Singh | 21 (15) |
| SASouth Africa | Faf du Plessis | 65 (38) |
Leading bowlers
| Team | Bowler | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| INIndia | L Balaji | 3/37 |
| INIndia | Zaheer Khan | 2/22 |
| INIndia | Yuvraj Singh | 2/23 |
| SASouth Africa | Morne Morkel | 2/28 |
Player of the Match
Yuvraj Singh (India)
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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