T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa vs Afghanistan match preview and other important information

Updated: 10-02-2026, 10.54 AM

What is the news?

In the 13th match of T-20 World Cup 2026, South Africa cricket team will face Afghanistan cricket team on 11 February. The Proteas team has defeated Canada in their first match, while Afghanistan had to face defeat against New Zealand in their last match. This match is to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Let us know about the important things and statistics related to this match.

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South African team has been invincible against Afghanistan

So far, both the teams have faced each other in a total of 3 T20 International matches, and South Africa has won all of them. The last time both the teams were face to face in the T20 World Cup 2024, in which the Proteas team won by 9 wickets. In that match held at the Brian Lara Stadium, the Afghan team, batting first, was reduced to just 56 runs. In reply, South Africa achieved the target easily.

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Afghanistan team can be like this

In their first match against New Zealand, Afghanistan had scored 182/6 after 20 overs. Despite this, the Afghan team had to face defeat by 5 wickets. In such a situation, the team will expect good performance from its bowlers.
probable eleven: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (captain), Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Ziaur Rehman Sharifi, and Fazalhaq Farooqui.

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South African team can field with this combination

South Africa had scored a huge score of 213/4 against Canada in their first match. In reply, the Canadian team could only score 156/8. In that match, all the batsmen except Dewald Brevis had performed strongly. In such a situation, the Proteas team would like to maintain its momentum.
probable eleven: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, and Lungi Ngidi.

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Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report

Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium has separate pitches of black and red soil. Red soil pitches provide more support to fast bowlers than black soil pitches. Here it is usually easy for the batsmen to score runs. However, the first few overs can be challenging. Bounce is normal on a black soil pitch, but spinners get more help. In such a situation, there can be an interesting competition between bat and ball.

How will be the weather of Ahmedabad?

Accuweather According to, the weather will be clear in Ahmedabad on February 11. The maximum temperature here is expected to be 33 degrees and the minimum temperature will be 18 degrees. There is no possibility of rain during the day. In such a situation, the match is likely to take place without any disturbance.

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Eyes will be on the performance of these players

South African captain Aiden Markram scored 59 runs in 32 balls against Canada. He would like to once again give a good start to the team. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi took 4 wickets for 31 runs in that match. Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan had scored 63 runs in 35 balls in his last match against New Zealand. He would like to do wonders in his next match against South Africa.

When and where to watch the match?

This match between Afghanistan and South Africa will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 11 am. The live telecast of this match can be seen on Star Sports Network and JioHotstar app in India.