Overview
- Sent in to bat in Ahmedabad, South Africa posted 213/4 as captain Aiden Markram struck 59 off 32 balls.
- David Miller (39 not out) and Tristan Stubbs (34 not out) added an unbeaten 75 for the fifth wicket to push the total past 200.
- Lungi Ngidi dismissed Dilpreet Bajwa with the first ball of the chase and finished with 4/31 to claim Player of the Match.
- Canada replied with 156/8 as Navneet Dhaliwal top-scored with 64 and left-arm wrist-spinner Ansh Patel impressed with 3/31.
- South Africa play Afghanistan on Wednesday in Ahmedabad, while Canada meet the UAE in Delhi on Friday.