India will face South Africa in the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday (22 February). This match between the two teams is to be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India will take the field with the intention of continuing its victory streak.
India and South Africa have secured Super-8 tickets by winning all their matches in the group stage. For the Indian team, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are continuously performing well with the bat.
Ishaan has scored 176 runs in 4 matches playing at a strike rate of 202, while Surya has scored a total of 162 runs in 4 matches. At the same time, in bowling, Varun Chakraborty has proved to be a puzzle for the batsmen so far in the tournament. Varun has taken a total of 9 wickets in 4 matches.
On the other hand, South African captain Aiden Markram has been the highest run-scorer in this World Cup. So far, he has scored 178 runs in 4 matches playing at a strike rate of 187. However, the team will expect better performance from its bowlers in the match against India.
The pitch of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium is helpful for the batsmen. A lot of fours and sixes are hit on this ground of Ahmedabad. In the last match played on this ground against Netherlands, the Indian team was successful in scoring 176 runs on the score board. The average score of the first innings on this ground has been 173 runs. At the same time, the average score of the second inning is 151 runs.
The weather is likely to be completely clear in the match between India and South Africa. There is no possibility of rain in Ahmedabad. That means fans can get to see an exciting match of full 40 overs.
Indian team: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
South African team: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Mfaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton.
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