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    “Busy playing natural game” – Fans slam Suryakumar Yadav and co. over shocking batting collapse in IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match

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    Suryakumar Yadav led Team India suffered a shocking collapse against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match. The game is being played in Ahmedabad on Sunday, February 22.

    Batting first, South Africa posted a challenging total of 187/7. India lost opener Ishan Kishan for a duck in the very first over. In the second over, Tilak Varma followed, being dismissed for one run. Abhishek Sharma soon followed, being dismissed in the fifth over as the Men in Blue were down to 26/3 in no time.

    Promoted up the order, Washington Sundar failed to resist for long, as he too departed for 11 runs in the eighth over. While skipper Suryakumar Yadav tried to steady the ship, the pressure eventually got to him, as he too was sent back at the start of the tenth over, leaving India reeling at 51/5. Most of the batters were dismissed by playing poor shots, which was disappointing from an Indian perspective.

    Fans slammed Suryakumar Yadav and his troops for their batting collapse against the Proteas.

    “Every team seems to have come down with a plan whereas Indian players are busy with playing natural game instead of playing as required in the situation Individual game over teamwork ?,” a fan wrote on X.

    Every team seems to have come down with a plan whereas Indian players are busy with playing natural game instead of playing as required in the situationIndividual game over teamwork ?#IndvSA#ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

    “Bottled ! 40 minutes of pretty much poor cricket ‌, this ahmedabad ground isn’t favouring India from the past,” another fan tweeted.

    Bottled ! 40 minutes of pretty much poor cricket ‌, this ahmedabad ground isn’t favouring India from the past #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

    Below are some other reactions from fans on X –

    Seeing a huge difference in confidence level of 2 teams,after falling of 3 wickets in a single match. #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

    This Indian Cricket Team has achieved immensely for India. But right now, it looks confused & short of confidence. They may still reach the top, but in #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026, they don’t look as a United Commited Team, individual brilliance notwithstanding. Disappointing !!

    India kept playing Abhishek and Samson until the last series, but suddenly changed the combination for the big tournament. Was that a mistake by Team India? #Staraikelungal #INDVSA #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026 #askstar

    Ab to Surya bhi ast ho gaya #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

    India 🇮🇳 is falling apart badly.They were under pressure in this run chase.Poor tournament continues for:Abhishek SharmaSKYTilak Verma#ICCMensT20WorldCup2026 #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup2026 #indvsa #suryakumar #abhishek

    With the batting not coming good in the very first game of the Super 8, the Men in Blue will have a lot of thinking to do ahead of their next match against Zimbabwe.

    Suryakumar Yadav and Co. won all games so far batting first

    Suryakumar Yadav and Co. were unbeaten throughout the initial round of the T20 World Cup 2026 and topped their group as well. However, an important aspect to take note of is that they won all their games batting first.

    They beat the USA by 29 runs, defeated Namibia by 93 runs, Pakistan by 61 runs, and the Netherlands by 17 runs. Therefore, the team had yet to be tested while chasing in the tournament.

    Unfortunately, against South Africa, the Men in Blue could not handle the pressure of chasing, being put in such a situation for the very first time in the tournament.