The reel, posted after the match in Ahmedabad, showed Parikh surrounding Miller with the caption: “David Miller! What a player’, while the text in the video read: ‘I thought we were friends, David’. Amid the backlash, she deleted the film from Facebook, although it remains on her Instagram account. Parikh has stated that she plans to file a police complaint about the threats.
On the field, South Africa put in an impressive performance at the Narendra Modi Stadium. After opting to bat, the Proteas were reduced to 20/3 despite a fiery opening spell from Jasprit Bumrah. However, a crucial 97-run partnership between Miller and Dewald Brevis changed the momentum. The veteran hit 63 off 35 balls while Brevis contributed 45. An unbeaten 44 from Tristan Stubbs took the Proteas to 187/7.
The Men in Blue’s chase faltered early with wickets falling in the powerplay. Although Shivam Dube top-scored with 42, the batting unit struggled under sustained pressure. Left-arm pacer Marco Jansen claimed four wickets, and Keshav Maharaj picked up three to seal a comprehensive victory.
The defeat was India’s first in 18 ICC matches across formats since the 2023 World Cup final against Australia at the same venue. It was also their first defeat in a multi-nation T20I tournament since the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Adelaide. In the multi-nation T20Is, India has played 23 matches since 2022, winning 21 (including one Super Over) and losing one, with one nil result.
South Africa will next take on West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on February 26, while India will take on Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the same day.
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