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India v South Africa — head-to-head

India 8–4 South Africa · 12 World Cup meetings, ODI and T20 combined

Head-to-head over the matches the source covers — some of these editions are missing games, so this is the covered record, not necessarily every meeting.

India have the upper hand, 8–4 in the covered World Cup meetings. Twelve World Cup meetings, ODI and T20 combined.

Meetings

India wins

South Africa wins

Ties + no-results

2007 T20 World Cup2009 T20 World Cup2010 T20 World Cup2011 Cricket World Cup2012 T20 World Cup2014 T20 World Cup2015 Cricket World Cup2019 Cricket World Cup2022 T20 World Cup2023 Cricket World Cup2024 T20 World Cup2026 T20 World Cup

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Biggest win — India beat South Africa by 243 runs (2023 Cricket World Cup).

India and South Africa have met 12 times at the men's ODI and T20 World Cups in the covered data: India 8, South Africa 4, 0 tied, 0 with no result. A no-result counts as a meeting, never a win; a tie stays a tie.

ODI and T20 World Cups combined

Format	Meetings
ODI World Cup	4
T20 World Cup	8
Total	12

All-time head-to-head

India	South Africa	Tied	No result
8	4	0	0

Biggest win (by runs)

India 326/5 v South Africa 83/10 — India beat South Africa by 243 runs at the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Editions met

2007 T20 World Cup, 2009 T20 World Cup, 2010 T20 World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2012 T20 World Cup, 2014 T20 World Cup, 2015 Cricket World Cup, 2019 Cricket World Cup, 2022 T20 World Cup, 2023 Cricket World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup, 2026 T20 World Cup.

More: India · South Africa.

Source: 2026 T20 World Cup match data, via Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0) — source

✓ Every fact computed from ball-by-ball data — Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0). Not written by anyone.

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