ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: India vs South Africa Super 8 Clash Underway

Team India is facing South Africa in the third match of the Super 8 round of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, Team India has fielded eight batsmen. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first.

Team India's playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Varun Chakravarthy.

South Africa's playing 11: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi.

The toss decision in this match, played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, has surprised all. This is only the third time in 13 matches played so far that a team has won the toss and chosen to bat first. The Indian team has done so twice, winning both matches. In 2023, India beat New Zealand, and in a match of the 2026 World Cup, the Indian team beat the Netherlands.

After losing the toss, Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav said that he was also considering batting first, but there is no problem in bowling first. He explained that we played a match here two or three days ago, in which we batted first. The wicket offered some help, so it's up to us to take advantage of that.

Both teams are unbeaten in this tournament so far and have excellent records in previous T20 World Cups. Since the 2024 T20 World Cup, South Africa has won 12 out of 13 matches, losing only one. This defeat came against the Indian team in the final match played in Barbados. On the other hand, the Indian team is unbeaten since the 2024 T20 World Cup.