The Indian team is going to face South Africa today (22 February) in the Super-8 round of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. This match is to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams were undefeated in the group stage. Now his eyes are on making a winning start in Super-8. India has won all its matches in an almost one-sided manner, whereas the South African team had narrowly lost to Afghanistan. The Proteas team had won the match in the double super over.
South African captain Aiden Markram is in tremendous form. Apart from them, Quinton De Kock and Ryan Rickleton are also in form. Lungi Ngidi is wreaking havoc in bowling. In such a situation, it is going to be a tough match for Team India. Opener Abhishek Sharma has not been able to open his account yet. At the same time, Tilak Verma and captain Suryakumar Yadav have not been able to play openly in the middle order.
To win against South Africa, the Indian team will have to overcome its shortcomings in batting. Team India’s batsmen have been seen struggling on pitches conducive to spinners. Let us know what kind of pitch is going to be available in Ahmedabad.
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What will be the nature of the pitch?
The match between India and South Africa will be played on a black soil pitch. The India-Netherlands clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad took place on a black soil pitch, where the spinners were effective. Spinners may dominate in today’s match also. However, the chances of having a low-scoring match are less because there is rain of runs in the matches played at night. It will be more beneficial to bowl first after winning the toss on this ground.
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Probable playing XI of both the teams:
South Africa – Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickleton, Dewald Brewis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Yanson, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada/Anrique Norkhia, Lungi Ngidi
India – Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
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