From Hardik vs Miller to Arshdeep and De Kock, these 5 battles will decide the outcome! There will be a great match in Ahmedabad today

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026: The world’s largest cricket stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is all set to repeat history once again. The teams of India and South Africa will face each other in the Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, 22 February 2026. This match will refresh the memories of the last World Cup final, where India won the title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. While India would like to maintain its dominance, South Africa will enter the field with the intention of avenging its previous defeat. The decision of victory or defeat in this high-voltage match will depend on the performance of these 5 key players-

Abhishek Sharma

This World Cup has been like a nightmare so far for world number 1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma. After being out on zero three times in a row, Abhishek has not been able to score runs so far. In the last matches, off spinners made him their victim. In such a situation, South Africa’s part-time off-spin bowler Aiden Markram can prove to be a big challenge for him. A strategy could be to take advantage of Abhishek’s poor form by bringing Markram in the early overs.

There will be a tough competition between these 5 players in the India-South Africa match. There is a possibility of rain in the beginning of this Super-8 match. The match between Pakistan and New Zealand has also been canceled due to the grace of Lord Indra.

Arshdeep Singh

At the same time, the match between Arshdeep Singh and Quinton de Kock will be decisive in the beginning of the match. In the final of the 2024 World Cup, Arshdeep had made India’s path easier by dismissing De Kock. According to the statistics, De Kock has scored 79 runs in 48 balls against Arshdeep, but Arshdeep has also dismissed him 4 times. This is ‘strike rate vs wickets’ The battle will be very exciting.

Ishaan Kishan

There will be a competition in the powerplay between Ishan Kishan and Marco Janson. Ishan Kishan is currently India’s most in-form batsman, having scored 176 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 202.29. On the other hand, Yanson is wreaking havoc with his swing bowling and has taken 4 wickets against New Zealand.

Varun Chakraborty

The mystery spin battle between Varun Chakraborty and Aiden Markram will also be interesting. Varun has been India’s most successful bowler in this World Cup. So far, he has given only 35 runs in 45 balls to Markram and has also dismissed him 4 times. Varun’s excellent spin bowling in the middle overs can change the course of this match.

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hardik pandya

The clash between Hardik Pandya and David Miller in the death overs can prove to be the real turning point of the match. In the 2024 final, Suryakumar Yadav took the historic catch of Miller off Hardik’s ball. Hardik has given 57 runs to Miller in 49 balls in T20 International matches, but he has also dismissed Miller 6 times. This clash between Miller and Hardik can decide the match.