AHMEDABAD: South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the third Super Eights match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
The highly anticipated clash between two unbeaten sides in the Super Eights stage promises to be a decisive encounter as both teams look to solidify their position in the tournament.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Head-to-Head Record
India holds an advantage in T20I matches between the two sides. Of the 35 encounters to date, the Men in Blue have secured 23 victories, while the Proteas have won 13. One match yielded no result.
In T20 World Cup fixtures specifically, the teams have met seven times, with India leading 5-2. Their most recent tournament meeting was the 2024 final, which India won by seven runs to claim the title.
