
West Indies will be up against South Africa in the 47th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium and this is a Super 8 Fixture. West Indies will be led by Shai Hope. They have a very good record at WT20 events as they have won the title twice. West Indies won all their four matches in group stage and also beat Zimbabwe in the opening Super 8 fixture. They are unbeaten coming into this game.
On the other hand, South Africa won the previous match against India by 76 runs. South Africa have been clinical with both bat and ball. They beat India in the Super 8 fixture and will be high on confidence coming here. A win here will seal the place for semi-finals. Aiden Markram will lead the South African side for this West Indies vs South Africa match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks for this match.

West Indies vs South Africa Match Details
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Series |
ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
West Indies vs South Africa, Match 47 |
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Toss |
To be updated |
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Venue |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
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Match Timings |
3:00 pm IST, 26th February |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotsar |
West Indies vs South Africa Stats
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Player |
Team |
Performance |
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Shai Hope |
West Indies |
1624 runs |
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Jason Holder |
West Indies |
106 wickets |
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Aiden Markram |
South Africa |
1862 runs |
West Indies vs South Africa Probable Playing XI
West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph
South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

West Indies vs South Africa Dream11 Captaincy Picks
David Miller was the player of the match for South Africa in the previous match where he scored a half century. He will be a top pick for WI vs SA Dream11 match
Shimron Hetmyer smashed 85 runs in the previous match and will be a good captaincy pick in WI vs SA Dream11 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.
West Indies vs South Africa Match winner
Both these teams are unbeaten coming into this match. Looking at the squads of both sides and the recent form, South Africa is expected to win this match.



