The biggest match of the Super-8 stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The teams of India and South Africa are face to face. A tough competition can be seen in this match. The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is suitable for the batsmen and both the teams are full of power hitters. In such a situation, a high scoring match is expected.
Both India and South Africa have been unbeaten in the league stage. On one hand, Team India is topping Group A, while South Africa had secured first place in Group D. The same two teams also came face to face in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup, where India registered a historic victory. Well, now the challenge of Super-8 is ahead.
Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report
The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is generally helpful for batting. In the current World Cup, 3 matches have been played here, in whose 6 innings only once has a team scored less than 170 runs. The South Africa vs Afghanistan match, which lasted till the Super Over, was held on this ground. Obviously, there can be rain of fours and sixes in the same style in the India-South Africa match also.
live streaming
The match between India and South Africa in Super-8 will start at 7 pm Indian time, while the toss will take place at 6:30 pm. The India vs South Africa match will be televised on Star Sports channel, while the live streaming will be on JioHotstar app.
India’s probable playing eleven- Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty.
Probable playing eleven of South Africa- Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
