T20 World Cup: India’s first match in Super-8 today, India and South Africa will face each other.

India and South Africa will face each other in the Super-8 stage of T20 World Cup 2026. Both the teams have been unbeaten in the tournament so far, which has made this match even more exciting. The Indian team has reached here by securing the top position in Group A, while South Africa had secured the first position in Group D.

This important match will be played on Sunday, 22 February at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 7 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 6:30 PM. It will be telecast on TV on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app.

probable playing eleven

India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Janssen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

pitch report

The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is generally considered favorable for batsmen. In the current tournament, only once in the six innings of three matches played here has any team stopped at a score of less than 170 runs. On this ground, the match between South Africa and Afghanistan went till the Super Over. In such a situation, big scores and fours and sixes can be expected between India and South Africa.

weather update

The first match of the Super-8 stage was washed out due to rain, but the weather is likely to remain clear in Ahmedabad. The sky is expected to be clear and there will be bright sunshine. The maximum temperature can reach up to 33 degrees Celsius, due to which players may also have to face heat.