- By Vishal Pushkar
- Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs South Africa Warm-up Match, T20 World Cup 2026: The Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India and Aiden Markram-led South Africa are set to take on each other in the 10th warm-up fixture of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday. Notably, India won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Where will Sanju Samson bat?
At the toss, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will open the innings along with Abhishek Sharma. Sanju Samson's poor run has cost him opening spot in the line-up.
"Going to bat first. I've heard there might be dew later on, so we want to challenge our bowlers. Want to test ourselves tonight. Definitely Ishan and Abhishek (to open). When you play the sport, it comes with a lot of responsibility. Pressure is always there. But at the same time, there's so many people coming out to support you. Gives you an extra advantage. Just want to follow what we've been doing in the last one and a half years. Continue those good habits," Suryakumar said at the toss.
On the other hand, Markram expressed being content with bowling first on the track.
"Happy to bowl. Nice opportunity tonight, back in India, get accustomed to conditions here. Pretty certain (about the XI). Conditions will dictate one spot. Pretty clear on how we'd like to start," Markram said.
Squads:
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India (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton(w), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, David Miller, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada