South Africa wary of explosive West Indies threat in Super 8: Keshav Maharaj

India are playing later today against Zimbabwe but before that, they would want South Africa to beat the West Indies.

If that happens, all they need are wins against Zimbabwe and the Caribbean team (on March 1 in Kolkata) to qualify for the semis, but if the West Indies, who thrashed Zimbabwe by 107 runs in their first Super 8 game, somehow beat South Africa today, India will not only have to win their remaining two games but also ensure they win handsomely, so as to have a better net-run rate than both South Africa and the West Indies, at least better than one of them to qualify for the semis.

India's net run rate at present is in the negative, that is -3.800.

India's batting has been a worry more or less all through the tournament so far but against South Africa it reached its nadir as chasing 188 to win, Suryakumar Yadav's men folded for just 111 in the 19th over, their worst defeat in the history of the T20 World Cup, by runs that is.