India’s first match in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026 is with South Africa on Sunday, 22 February. Earlier, in the press conference held on Saturday, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was asked a question related to Abhishek Sharma’s poor form. Abhishek has been out for zero in all his three matches of the group stage. However, captain Surya said that he is not worried about the opener batsman but is worried about the opposing teams.
India vs South Africa match in T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 will be played on Sunday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On this ground, India had defeated Netherlands, Abhishek was out on zero for the third consecutive time. Earlier, he had not been able to open his account even against USA and Pakistan. Although India has not lost in the tournament yet, their form is definitely a matter of concern. But captain Suryakumar Yadav said that he is not worried about Abhishek’s form.
What did Suryakumar Yadav say?
In the press conference on Saturday before the match against South Africa, Suryakumar said, “I am worried about those people who are worried about Abhishek. I am more worried about the teams against whom Abhishek Sharma will play next. He did everything last year, now it is time that we also give him the fruits of his contribution.”
Suryakumar Yadav also said that it is not necessary to score 250 runs every time. He said that the wickets are a little different. We will face the challenges of the pitch in the next matches. Let us tell you that India had won the match against Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium itself, on which the Super-8 match against South Africa is to be played. However, in the ongoing edition, South Africa has also played 2 matches on this ground and won both.
India’s probable playing 11 against South Africa
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.