India’s premier lower-order batter, Hardik Pandya, under pressure of the required run rate, tried to smash Keshav Maharaj for a massive six just after the drinks break. However, he didn’t get the elevation on the big shots and got dismissed, putting the curtain down to their hopes of winning the contest against South Africa in the Super 8 clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad.

By the time Hardik Pandya was going back to the pavilion, a shocking picture was seen as it went viral on social media platforms. In that clip, Hardik’s girlfriend, Mahieka Sharma, was seen clapping. It was a shocking reaction from the individual as India went on to experience a 76-run defeat after getting bundled out for 111 in the chase of 187 runs.

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India had hopes when Pandya and Shivam Dube were at the crease, but once the former was dismissed, only one result was going to happen from there on. Maharaj, after the wicket of the all-rounder, got the wicket of Rinku Singh on the third ball of the 15th over and ended the game in that spot.

Mahieka Sharma claps post Hardik Pandya’s wickets in IND vs SA T20 WC 2026

South Africa didn’t make a good start with the bat, losing their top three batters, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, and Ryan Rickelton, in three overs with only 20 runs on the board before David Miller and Dewald Brevis rescued them with the 97-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

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Miller nailed 63 runs in 35 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 180, while both Brevis and Tristan Stubbs contributed two vital and aggressive knocks of over 40 runs at a strike rate of over 150.

India got bundled out for 111 in reply as only Shivam Dube crossed the 25-run mark in the line-up. Most of their batters got the starts but couldn’t stretch it to a big score, and that was the main reason behind their struggle.

Brief Scores: SA 187/7 (David Miller 63, Dewald Brevis 45, Jasprit Bumrah 3/15) beat IND 111 (Shivam Dube 42, Marco Jansen 4/22) by 76 runs.