IND vs SA, T20 World Cup 2026 : Who will be the boss in Ahmedabad? Batsman or bowler? Read the pitch report

IND vs SA, T20 World Cup 2026 : T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 matches have started in The first Super 8 match will be played today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The second match will be played between India and South Africa on Sunday, February 22. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team is performing brilliantly in this tournament. The team went undefeated in the league match and entered the Super 8 match. The Indian team will focus on maintaining their form against South Africa as well.

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India and South Africa have won all their matches in the group stage to book their place in the Super 8. Ishan Kishan for the Indian team and Suryakumar Yadav It is seen that he is consistently performing strongly with the bat. Ishan has scored 202 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 202, while Suryakumar Yadav has hit a total of 162 runs in four matches. Meanwhile, Varun Chakraborty has been an enigma for the opposition batsmen so far in this tournament. Varun has taken a total of 9 wickets in 4 matches.

On the other hand, come South African captain Aiden Markram In the World Cup He is the highest run batsman and has scored 178 runs in 4 matches so far, his strike rate is 187. However, the team will expect a good performance from the bowlers in the match against India.

What does the pitch report say?

Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium (T20 World Cup 2026)The pitch is batsmen friendly. Fours and sixes are seen raining down on the ground in Ahmedabad. Indian team scored 176 runs in their last match against Netherlands at this ground. The average score in the first innings on this ground is 173 runs and the average score in the second innings is 151 runs. The weather is expected to be completely clear for the match between India and South Africa. Chances of rain are minimal in Ahmedabad which means fans can enjoy an exciting match throughout the 40 overs.

Following is the playing eleven for both the teams

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, Mohammad Siraj.

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South Africa team: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Mphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Enrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton.