South Africa have won the crucial match of the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup 2026 and decided to face West Indies first.
No changes have been made in the South African team for the match to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
South Africa fielded the same team that defeated India in the previous match.
On the other hand, West Indies captain Shay Hope says that we also wanted to win the cup first.
He said that there has been a change in the team, Eqil Hussain has been replaced by Ruston Cheese.
Şai Hêvî revealed that Eqil Hussain was not fired, but the change was made considering the opposition team.
It is worth remembering that both teams have not lost in the competition so far. After four matches in the group stage, they also won their first Super Eight matches by a huge margin.
South Africa beat India by 76 runs and West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 107 runs.
Today at 18:30 in the evening, India and Zimbabwe meet in the second match of Group One.
Both teams were undefeated in the group stage but both lost in their first match of the Super Eight stage.
The team that wins today between South Africa and West Indies will advance to the semifinals, similarly the team that loses the match between Zimbabwe and India will be eliminated from the semifinals.
