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.