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.

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West Indies vs South Africa Match Details

Series

ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026

Match

West Indies vs South Africa, Match 47

Toss

To be updated

Venue

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Match Timings

3:00 pm IST, 26th February

Live Streaming

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West Indies vs South Africa Stats

Player

Team

Performance

 

Shai Hope

 

West Indies

 

1624 runs

 

Jason Holder

 

West Indies

 

106 wickets

 

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

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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.