UAE-South Africa got tremendous love in Delhi, the player who did not give even a single run in 15 balls won the match.

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|18-02-2026

UAE-South Africa got tremendous love in Delhi, the player who did not give even a single run in 15 balls won the match.

T20 World Cup 2026: In the match where Team India is playing, there is no space to even set foot in the stadium, but now another special sight is being seen in the T20 World Cup 2026. Wherever T20 World Cup matches are being held in India, even if Team India is not there, fans are reaching the stadium in large numbers. Something similar was seen in the match between South Africa and UAE, which thousands of people came to watch. The match being played in Arun Jaitley, Delhi was under threat of rain, there were dark clouds on the ground but despite this the fans entered the stadium. Some fans had reached the stadium with their families and did not want to miss a single moment of the game.

Fans' enthusiasm in Delhi

The stadium remained almost empty in the two neutral matches played earlier in Delhi. The stadium was definitely full in the match between Namibia and India, but it was not so on Wednesday. Fans had come to support South Africa, which had reached the final of the last T20 World Cup. About 15,000 fans came to watch the match against UAE, which is the highest number for any neutral match in this T20 World Cup being held in Delhi. The crowd of thousands of spectators at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday proved that good cricket and World Cup attraction alone is enough to attract the spectators. Both South Africa and UAE got good support in Delhi.

South Africa's victory

Talking about the match, South Africa won this match by 6 wickets. Batting first, UAE scored 122 runs in 20 overs. Alishan Sharafu contributed 45 runs but South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch did not allow UAE to reach a big score by taking 3 wickets for 12 runs. This player did not give a single run in 15 out of 24 balls. Norkhia also took 2 wickets. Dewald Brevis scored the maximum 36 runs in batting. Rickleton played an inning of 30 runs and Markram played an inning of 28 runs. Corbin Bosch received the Player of the Match award.