India vs South Africa T20 world cup 2026

South Africa Won By 76 Runs

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J Bumrah – c Markram b Jansen – 0

CVarun – Not Out- 0

Arshdeep Singh – c Stubbs b Maharaj – 1

Riku Singh – c Stubbs b Maharaj- 0

S Dube – c Ngidi b Jansen – 42

H Pandya – c Stubbs b Maharaj – 18

Ishan Kishan- c Rickelton b Markram-0

Abhishek Sharma – c Bosch b Jansen-15

Tilak Varma- c tde kock b Jansen-1

s Yadav- c Brevis b Bosch- 18

W Sundar – c tde kock b Bosch- 11

Bowling:-

A Markram- 1-0-5-1

M Jansen – 3.5- 0- 22-4

K Maharaj – 3-0-24-3

C Bosch- 3 -0-12-2

FOW:-

o-1/5-2/26-3/43-4/51-5/86-6/86-7/88-8/111-9/111-10

After 20 Over, South Africa – 187/7, Target For India – 188

T Stubbs – Not Out – 44/24, 1 four, 3 Sixes

K Rabada not Out – 0(1)

M Jansen – c Singh b Arshdeep Singh-2

C Bosch – c & b Bumrah – 5,

D Brevis Not Out – 45/29 – c Abhishek Sharma b Dube

D Miller – 63/35, 7 four 3 sixes- c Tilak Varma b Varun

A Markram Not Out- 4 c pandya b Arshdeep Singh

Q de kock – b Bumrah – 6

R Rickelton c Dube b Bumrah – 7

FOW-

10-1/ 12-2/20-3/ 117-4/ 152-5/ 158-6/ 167-7

Bowling-

Arshdeep Singh- 4-0-28-2

JJ Bumrah- 4-0-15-3

CV Varun – 4-0-47-1

S Dube- 2-0-32-1

South Africa Won The Toss & Elected To Bat First.

The real test of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026 begins tonight.

India vs South Africa T20 world cup 2026, the two most consistent and dominant teams of the tournament, face each other in the Super 8 stage at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Both teams are unbeaten so far, and the winner of this match will almost secure a place in the semi-finals.

This is not just another group game — this is a potential final before the final.

India vs South Africa – T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Preview, Pitch Report, Playing XI, Analysis & Prediction

आज का मुकाबला सिर्फ एक मैच नहीं है…
यह T20 World Cup 2026 का पहला असली “heavyweight clash” है.

Super 8 में आमतौर पर टीमें qualification बचाने खेलती हैं, लेकिन यहां बात अलग है —
यह मुकाबला है tournament की दो सबसे in-form teams के बीच:

👉 India — unbeaten, defending champions, 12 लगातार T20 World Cup जीत
👉 South Africa — almost flawless campaign, सिर्फ एक हार (वो भी पिछले World Cup final में)

और सबसे दिलचस्प बात —
यह मैच उसी मैदान पर हो रहा है जहां finals जैसी atmosphere बन जाती है।

Match Details

• Match: India vs South Africa (Super 8 – Group 1)

• Tournament: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Date: 22 February 2026

• Time: 7:00 PM (IST)

• Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (Night Match)

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Tournament Context — क्यों इतना बड़ा मैच?

India ने Group stage में:

• 4 मैच

• 4 जीत

• NRR: +2.500

South Africa:

• 4 मैच

• 4 जीत

• NRR: +1.943

मतलब —
आज की जीत सीधे semifinal का रास्ता आधा साफ कर देगी.

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Recent Form

India: W W W W W
South Africa: L W W W W

India momentum पर है।
South Africa confidence पर है।

और T20 में ये दो चीज़ें बराबर खतरनाक होती हैं।

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Players to Watch : India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026

India Batters

• Suryakumar Yadav – 409 runs | Avg 58 | SR 164

• Ishan Kishan – 391 runs | SR 217 (powerplay destroyer)

South Africa Batters

• Quinton de Kock – 417 runs | SR 173

• Aiden Markram – 377 runs | Avg 47

Bowlers Battle : India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026

• Varun Chakravarthy – 17 wickets

• Arshdeep Singh – 12 wickets

• Marco Jansen – 11 wickets

• Lungi Ngidi – 12 wickets

👉 मतलब साफ: यह मैच बल्लेबाज़ी से नहीं, middle overs bowling से जीता जाएगा.

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 The Big Talking Point — Abhishek Sharma

पूरा टूर्नामेंट एक ही सवाल पूछ रहा है:

Abhishek Sharma कब चलेगा?

तीन लगातार ducks.
फिर भी team management उसे drop नहीं कर रही.

Captain Suryakumar का statement:

“पिछले साल उसने हमें संभाला था, अब हम उसे संभालेंगे.”

यही actually Indian dressing room का confidence दिखाता है.

लेकिन South Africa आज जरूर उसकी कमजोरी target करेगा —
पहले over में spin या swing.

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Pitch Report — Narendra Modi Stadium

 

Ahmedabad की black-soil pitch:

• शुरुआती 2 overs swing

• बाद में slow gripping surface

• power hitting मुश्किल

• square boundaries safer

• dew second innings में मदद

Expected Score: 155–170

👉 यहां 180 = match winning total

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Toss Impact

South Africa Won The Toss & Elected to bat First

Night game = dew factor

Toss Winner Decision: Bowl First (90% chance)**

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Head-to-Head (Recent)

Last 5 matches:

• India won by 30 runs

• No result

• India won (7 wickets)

• South Africa won

• India won (101 runs)

Overall recent trend → India psychological edge

World Cups record → India 5-2 ahead

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Tactical Battle

India Strategy

1. Powerplay 45 runs

2. Varun + Axar choke overs

3. Bumrah death overs

South Africa Strategy

1. Attack left-handers with off-spin

2. Rabada new ball wickets

3. Miller finish

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Probable Playing XI : India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026

India

Abhishek Sharma
Ishan Kishan (wk)
Tilak Varma

Suryakumar Yadav (c)
Hardik Pandya
Washington Sundar
Shivam Dube
Rinku Singh
Varun Chakravarthy
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c)
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Ryan Rickelton
Dewald Brevis
David Miller
Tristan Stubbs
Marco Jansen
Kagiso Rabada
Keshav Maharaj
Lungi Ngidi
Corbin Bosch

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Key Matchups

• Bumrah vs De Kock

• Rabada vs Kishan

• Varun vs Miller

• Markram vs Axar

यह चार मुकाबले match decide करेंगे.

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Weakness Areas

India

• New ball vs swing

• Left-hand heavy batting vs offspin

South Africa

• Middle overs spin

• Pressure chases

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Match Prediction : India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026

Revised Prediction After Toss

Batting first on slightly gripping surface risky decision hai.

Agar SA 175 cross kar gaya → 50-50 game
Agar 160 ke neeche raha → India strong favourite

यह high-scoring match नहीं होगा.

जो टीम:

• powerplay survive करेगी

• middle overs में wickets बचाएगी

वही जीतेगी.

Slight Edge: India (55-45)
Reason → spin attack + Bumrah.

Axar Patel OUT → Washington Sundar IN
Ye chhota change lagta hai… par actually ye tactical move hai.

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India ne ye change kyu kiya?

Powerplay Spin Option

South Africa ke top-order me:

• Quinton de Kock (LHB)

• Markram

• Rickelton / Brevis type attacking batters

Axar middle-overs bowler hai,
Washington Sundar powerplay spinner hai.

👉 India plan kar raha hai:
Powerplay me hi Markram / De Kock ko spin trap.

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Match-up Advantage

South Africa ke left-handers off-spin ke against kabhi-kabhi slow start karte hain.

Washington:

• New ball ke saath bowl kar sakta

• Tight line

• Run-rate control

Isse SA aggressive start nahi kar paayega.

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Batting Depth

Axar = finisher hitter
Sundar = stabilizer batter

Matlab:
India chase me collapse avoid karna chahta hai, slog nahi.

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Pitch Reading (Important)

Iska matlab simple hai:

Team management ko lag raha pitch slow + grip wali hai.

Aur ek aur hidden signal 👇
India likely 3 pacer + 3 spinner combo khel raha = defendable score 160-170.

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Ab Match Strategy

India ka plan:

1. Powerplay me wicket lo

2. Middle overs choke karo

3. Chase me risk mat lo

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Match Key Battle Now

Washington Sundar vs Quinton de Kock

Agar Sundar 2 overs me 10–12 runs + ek wicket le gaya
→ match India ki taraf tilt ho jayega.

Full match schedule and live score updates are available on ICC’s official website.

Also Read: India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Match Report

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