India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s Match Predicted XI, Ahmedabad Pitch Report: The two unbeaten teams in the ongoing mega event till now, India and South Africa will lock horns with each other for the Super 8s clash at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday and it will be a repeat of the 2024 T20 World Cup summit clash. The host will face South Africa for the first time in this edition after playing against teams like the USA, the Netherlands, and Namibia during the group stage. The one major team that they had faced was against arch-rivals Pakistan, and that too turned out to be a one-sided match as the Men in Blue had defeated Pakistan by 61 runs.
One of the biggest issues that the Suryakumar Yadav-led side will face when they play against South Africa is the form of star opener Abhishek Sharma, who hasn't scored a single run yet in this mega event as he has gotten out on a duck thrice. The host will also hope that skipper Surya and Tilak Varma bounce back to form after batting inconsistently during the group stages.
Toss- The match toss between India and South Africa will be held at 6:30 p.m. IST.
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Time- 22nd February, 7 p.m. IST
Venue- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Where to watch the India vs South Africa match live in India?
The India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Super 8s match will be telecast live on the Star Sports network, and it will be livestreamed on JioHotstar.
India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match Predicted XI, Ahmedabad pitch report: The pitch has been batter-friendly due to its slow nature. During the first innings, it will be bowler-friendly, but as the match progresses, the surface will become slow and will assist the batters. It's the same venue where the thrilling double super over match was held between South Africa and Afghanistan, where South Africa won the match.
India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match Predicted XI
India: Ishan Kishan (w), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Quinton de Kock (w), Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Jason Smith, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 match squads:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen