
West Indies is set to face South Africa in the 47th T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Thursday, February 26.
Preview
In the 47th T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, West Indies (WI) is set to face South Africa (SA). West Indies put up a stellar performance in the last match, defeating Zimbabwe by a huge margin of 107 runs. Batting first, they scored 254 runs, in response to which Zimbabwe were all out for just 147 runs. The hero of their victory was Shimron Hetmyer, who played a brilliant innings of 85 runs in 34 balls, while Gudakesh Motie performed well in bowling and took four wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs.
On the other hand, South Africa also performed well and defeated India in the last match by a huge margin of 76 runs. Batting first, South Africa scored 187 runs, in response to which India was all out after scoring only 111 runs. David Miller proved to be the best batsman from South Africa’s side, who played an innings of 63 runs in 35 balls, while Marco Jansen took four wickets for 22 runs in 3.5 overs. Moreover, the winner of this match will almost secure their place in the semi-finals.
Match Information
West Indies vs South Africa, Super 8 Group 1 (X3 v X4)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 26 Feb 2026, Thur, 3:00 PM IST, Ahmedabad
Probable PlayingXI
West Indies
Shai Hope(C), Jason Holder, AJ Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Forde, Romario Shepherd, G Moti-Kanhai
Bench: Johnson Charles, Quentin Sampson, Roston Chase, Jayden Seales
South Africa
Q de Kock, DA Miller, AK Markram(C), Dewald Brevis, T Stubbs, M Jansen, RD Rickelton, C Bosch, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, L Ngidi
Bench: JF Smith, GF Linde, Kwena Maphaka, A Nortje
Pitch Report
Shimron Hetmyer WI | bat
Shimron Hetmyer is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He has scored 449 runs in the last 10 games, including an innings of 85 runs in the last game against Zimbabwe.
Aiden Markram SA | bat
Aiden Markram has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 352 runs in the last 10 games with a strike rate of 163.
Matthew Forde- WI | BAT- 7
George Linde- SA | ALL-ROUNDER
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