Defending champions India will be taking on South Africa in a warm-up match before the 2026 T20 World Cup on February 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This will be the Men in Blue's second warm-up game after their A team had defeated USA by 38 runs in the first match. But, this time they will be fielding their senior team as they take on last edition's finalists in South Africa.
India had defeated South Africa comprehensively by 3-1 in the five-match T20I series that got contested in December, 2025. The Proteas bounced back from this deffeat in their next T20I assignment and defeated West Indies by 2-1 in a three-match series. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav & Co. continued their phenomenal form in the shortest format and won the series by 4-1.
When does the India vs South Africa warm-up match start?
The T20 World Cup warm-up game between India and South Africa starts at 7 PM IST and the coin toss will take place on 6:30 PM.
Where to watch the live telecast of the India vs South Africa warm-up match?
The T20 World Cup warm-up game between India and South Africa will be televised live on the Star Sports Network.
Where to stream the India vs South Africa warm-up match?
The T20 World Cup warm-up game between India and South Africa will be streamed live on JioHotstar.
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Meanwhile, India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign with the clash against USA on February 7 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. On the other hand, South Africa's first fixture of the tournament will be against Canada on February 9 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
India's squad for T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
South Africa's squad for T20 World Cup: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs