Captain Aiden Markram led with a half-century as South Africa kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable 57-run win over Canada on Monday, aided by Lungi Ngidi's four-wicket haul in a Group D clash in Ahmedabad, Reuters reported. 

Canada's decision to bowl first backfired as last edition's finalists South Africa stormed to 213-4, despite Ansh Patel's three-wicket haul. In response, Canada could only get to 156-8, despite Navneet Dhaliwal's fighting knock of 64.

Markram (59 off 32 balls) started to fire early, putting together a 70-run partnership with Quinton de Kock within seven overs. The skipper completed his half-century in 28 balls, before falling to Patel (3-31), according to Reuters.