Both India and South Africa have reached Super-8 by winning all their four matches in the league stage. Now both the teams will play their first match against each other in this round of T20 World Cup 2026. Let us remind you that under the captaincy of Rohit, Team India had won the title of the last edition by defeating South Africa in the final. Know which of the two teams is better in the record books.
First of all, let us look at the performance of both the teams in T20 World Cup 2026. India and South Africa have won 4-4 matches, but the net run rate of India (+2.500) is that of South Africa (+1.943). South African captain Aiden Markram is at fourth place among the top-5 run scorers, who has scored 178 runs. Ishan Kishan is at fifth place with 176, the difference between the two is only 2 runs. Talking about top-5 wicket takers, Varun Chakraborty is at second place with 9 wickets, whereas no bowler from South Africa is in the top-5.
India vs South Africa Head to Head
- Total matches- 31
- India won- 18
- South Africa won- 12
India or South Africa, who is stronger?
Team India has played 272 matches so far in T20 International, out of which it has won 183 matches and lost 74. India’s winning percentage is 71.78. India has won the T20 World Cup twice (2007 and 2024).
South Africa has won 119 out of 221 T20 matches and lost 97. The winning percentage of this team is 55.50. South African team has never won the T20 World Cup. This team had reached the final for the first time in the last edition, where India defeated them and won the title.
Be it looking at the current team, head to head or other T20 records. Indian cricket team is stronger than South Africa. But there is one thing which is in favor of South Africa.
What is the positive thing for South Africa?
Aiden Markram and team have played 2 matches here in the league stage of T20 World Cup 2026. After defeating Canada, the team defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets here. In this respect, this team knows this ground very well. However, India has also won the last match on this ground.
When and where to watch India vs South Africa match
India vs South Africa match in Super-8 will be played on Sunday, 22 February at Narendra Modi Stadium. This match will start at 7 pm. Its live telecast will be on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.
Indian Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, George Linde, Jason Smith, Enrique Norkhia, Kwena Mafaka.
