India’s probable 11 vs South Africa at Super 8 at T20 World Cup 2026

India and South Africa, the two undefeated teams in this T20 World Cup 2026, are placed in the same group in the Super 8 and will play against each other on Sunday, 22 February, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Notably, India and South Africa were the finalists of the 2024 T20 World Cup. This time as well, both teams look strong, with solid batting lineups and quality bowling attacks. They are once again among the top favorites to win the title. In this article, we are going to cover both teams’ probable playing XIs and other details.

T20 World Cup 2026: India vs South Africa Probable XIs

India: Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

Despite failing to score a single run in the T20 World Cup 2026, Abhishek Sharma is likely to play the match against South Africa, as he has been a crucial member of this T20I setup and scored a lot of runs for the team in 2025. Axar Patel is likely to replace Washington Sundar in this match. 

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

David Miller, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, and Keshav Maharaj, who were rested in the last match, are likely to return to the squad, replacing players Jason Smith, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, and Kwena Maphaka.

About the India vs South Africa match at Super 8 of T20 World Cup 

India vs South, the Group 1 Super 8 fixture at the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, is set to be played on 22 February at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Fans can enjoy the match from 7:00 PM IST. 

Both teams are unbeaten in this tournament and topped the respective tables in the Group Stage. Expect a thriller at NAMO Stadium.