T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa vs Afghanistan Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

South Africa will be up against Afghanistan in the 13th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Sinhalese Sports Club and this is a Group D Fixture. Aiden Markram will lead the South Africa side for this tournament. They were the finalists of the previous WT20 and started this campaign with a dominating win against Canada in the previous match. They look a very strong side and will be keen to carry on the momentum.

On the other hand, Afghanistan lost the previous match against New Zealand. They will need to make improvements in their bowling and we can expect a few changes in the side for this match. Rashid Khan will lead the side for Afghanistan. This is a very crucial match for them and a loss here means they would struggle to make it to the Super 8. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

South Africa vs Afghanistan Match Details

South Africa vs Afghanistan Stats

South Africa vs Afghanistan Pitch Report

The surface at Narendra Modi Stadium will be excellent for batting and with quick outfield we can expect a high scoring fixture. The average score at this venue will be around 170. Since this is a day match both teams might bat first. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

South Africa vs Afghanistan Probable Playing XI

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

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

South Africa vs Afghanistan Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Marco Jansen is a talented all-rounder and has picked up 22 wickets while also scoring 195 runs in 24 T20I matches. He will be a SA vs AFG Dream11 captaincy pick.

Gulbadin Naib in the previous match smashed 63 runs of 35 balls and he will be a top pick in this SA vs AFG Dream11 match. South Africa vs Afghanistan Match winner South Africa look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and South Africa are expected to win this match.