India’s record-breaking 12-match T20 World Cup winning streak ended abruptly in Ahmedabad during the 2026 Super Eight opener. South Africa secured a dominant 76-run victory after posting 187/7, recovered from an early 20/3 slump by David Miller (63) and Dewald Brevis. Despite Jasprit Bumrah’s 3/15, India’s chase crumbled to 111 all out against Marco Jansen (4/22) and Keshav Maharaj.

The sporting disappointment took a dark turn online involving influencer RJ Princy Parikh. Following the loss, Parikh posted a lighthearted video with Miller captioned, "I thought we were friends, David." The clip triggered a wave of severe online harassment, prompting Parikh to state:

"Deleted my reel with David Miller from Facebook because I absolutely couldn't bear so many graphic and disturbing rape threats and hundreds of comments body shaming me. I feel like disappearing right now."

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Screengrab of Princy's Instagram story.

While she has kept the video on Instagram, Parikh plans to file a police complaint over the threats. This defeat leaves India in a must-win situation for their remaining matches to keep their semifinal hopes alive. (With inputs from Agencies)