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Suryakumar Yadav-led India will lock horns against South Africa in their first clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 opener clash which is scheduled to take place at iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Interestingly, both India and South Africa were the finalists of the last edition of the T20 World Cup 2024, where the Men in Blue defeated the Proteas to clinch the title.
India and South Africa have not lost a single clash in their group. Both teams are coming after winning all four group stage matches.
India vs South Africa probable playing XIs
India Probable XI: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa Probable XI: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.