India and South Africa will clash in the 43rd match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium and this is a Super 8 Fixture. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian side for this tournament. They have won all the four matches in the group stage and will be looking to continue their good form in home conditions. They topped Group A in the league stage and are one of the strongest team in this WT20.

On the other hand, South Africa have also won all their four group stage matches. They have covered all their bases and look a very strong unit. They have played three out of the four league stage matches in Ahmedabad so would feel home in these conditions. This is a very crucial match for both teams and they will aim to start with a win. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you like to place bet on India vs South Africa game, then we would suggest you to place your bet on Stake and use their exclusive promo code TIGSTA to avail 200% Welcome Bonus

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India vs South Africa Match Details

Series

ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026

Match

India vs South Africa, Match 43

Toss

To be updated

Venue

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Match Timings

7:00 pm IST, 22nd February

Live Streaming

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India vs South Africa Stats

Player

Team

Performance 

    

Abhishek Sharma

 

India

 

1297 runs 

 

Quinton de Kock

 

South Africa

 

3022 runs 

 

Jasprit Bumrah

 

India

 

111 wickets   

India vs South Africa Probable Playing XI

India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

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

India vs South Africa Dream11 Captaincy Picks 

Aiden Markram is the leading run getter for South Africa in this WT20. He will be a IND vs SA Dream11 captaincy pick. 

Varun Chakravarthy has a good record in this format and he will be a top pick in this IND vs SA Dream11 match. He picked up three wickets in the previous match

India vs South Africa Match winner

Both teams have looked in great form in this WT20 but India have had the edge recently over South Africa and India are expected to win this match.