South Africa is set to face the West Indies in the 1st T20 match of the West Indies tour of South Africa 2026 at the Boland Park, Paarl, on Tuesday, January 27.
Preview
In the 1st T20 match of the West Indies tour of South Africa 2026, South Africa (SA) is set to face the West Indies (WI). South Africa’s players can start this series in excellent form. Although they did not perform particularly well against India in their last five-match T20 series, played in December last year, and lost the series 3-1, they are still expected to perform well here.
On the other hand, the West Indies recently experienced a defeat in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, losing the series 2-1. Consequently, there will be considerable pressure on the team to deliver commendable performances in this upcoming series prior to the T20 World Cup. Shai Hope has been appointed to lead the West Indies in this series.
Match Information
South Africa vs West Indies, 1st T20I
West Indies tour of South Africa, 27 Jan 2026, Tue, 9:30 PM IST ,Paarl
Probable PlayingXI
South Africa
Q de Kock, A Nortje, AK Markram(C), Dewald Brevis, JF Smith, T Stubbs, RD Rickelton, RA Herman, C Bosch, KA Maharaj, K Rabada
Bench: Kwena Maphaka, L Ngidi, GF Linde, M Jansen
West Indies
Shai Hope(C), Roston Chase, Jason Holder, AJ Hosein, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Johnson Charles, Jayden Seales, G Moti-Kanhai
Bench: Amir Jangoo, Shimron Hetmyer, Quentin Sampson, Keacy Carty, Evin Lewis, Matthew Forde, JP Greaves, A Athanaze, Khary Pierre, SK Springer, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Joseph
Pitch Report
Quinton de Kock SA | WICKETKEEPER
Quinton de Kock has performed well in the recent past. Furthermore, he has scored 187 runs in the last 8 games. He can continue his outstanding SA20 performance in this series as well.
Shai Hope WI | WICKETKEEPER
Shai Hope is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. Moreover, he has scored 147 runs in the last 6 games with a strike rate of over 131.
Avoid Player Message- 7.5
Rubin Hermann- SA | WK- 7
Johnson Charles- WI | WK
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