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Team India find themselves in an unusually precarious position despite losing only once in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. After cruising through the group stage unbeaten – including a morale-boosting victory over arch-rivals Pakistan – Suryakumar Yadav’s men stumbled badly in their Super 8 opener, suffering a crushing 76-run defeat to South Africa. That setback has left India third in Group 1 with a daunting Net Run Rate (NRR) of -3.800, far behind leaders West Indies (+5.350) and South Africa (+3.800). The equation is now brutally clear: winning alone won’t be enough, India must go big.
