
United Arab Emirates will be up against South Africa in the 34th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and this is a Group D Fixture. South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram. They have won all the three games in the WT20 so far. They were dominant against New Zealand in the last game and have already qualified for the Super 8 stages.
On the other hand, UAE played well in the previous match but lost to Afghanistan. It was a very close match but they lost the game in the last five overs and it was a disappointing loss. They are already eliminated. Muhammad Waseem will lead the UAE side for this South Africa vs UAE match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

South Africa vs UAE Match Details
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Series |
ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
South Africa vs UAE, Match 34 |
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Toss |
To be updated |
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Venue |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Match Timings |
11:00 am IST, 18th February |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotsar |
South Africa vs UAE Stats
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Player |
Team |
Performance |
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Quinton de Kock |
South Africa |
3018 runs |
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Muhammad Waseem |
UAE |
3316 runs |
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Lungi Ngidi |
South Africa |
86 wickets |
South Africa vs UAE Probable Playing XI
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
UAE: Aryansh Sharma(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah

South Africa vs UAE Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Keshav Maharaj is a very good left arm spinner will be key for New Zealand and has a lot of experience in this format. He has picked up 45 wickets in 46 T20Is. He will be a top pick for UAE vs SA Dream11 match
Quinton de Kock is a quality batter and has scored 3018 runs in 105 T20I matches. He will be a good captaincy pick in UAE vs SA Dream11 match.
South Africa vs UAE Match winner South Africa have been very dominant and the most inform side, South Africa are expected to win this match. 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.



