India and South Africa will face off in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match on Wednesday, Feb. 4. India are the defending champions, while South Africa finished runners-up in the last ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024. India played their A team in a warm-up match against the USA on Feb. 2. South Africa will be playing their one and only practice game before the competition begins on Feb. 7.
The match offers both sides an opportunity to fine-tune their plans ahead of the league stage. India are in Group A alongside Pakistan, USA, Netherlands and Namibia. South Africa are in Group D with Afghanistan, New Zealand, UAE and Canada.
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India are seen as one of the favourites, having won 48 of their last 56 T20I matches since October 2023. They also recently secured a series win against New Zealand. The team has shown strong consistency, supported by depth in talent and an aggressive approach in the format.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match: Date And Time
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match between India and South Africa will be played on Feb. 4, with the match scheduled to start at 7 p.m., IST.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match: Venue
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match between India and South Africa will be held at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match: Live Telecast
The T20 World Cup warm-up match between India and South Africa will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match: Live Streaming
Fans in India can live-stream the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup warm-up match on the JioHotstar app and website.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2026: Squads
India: 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: 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.
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