South Africa is all set to play their first-game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Canada at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 09, 2026.
South Africa is all set to play their first-game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Canada at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 09, 2026. South Africa is way stronger than Canada; therefore, it’s going to be a one-sided game but as we have seen, less experienced teams have defeated strong and experienced teams in the ICC tournaments.
It will be interesting to see South Africa’s performance in Ahmedabad, as they had a decent record at this venue and also lost the recent five-match T20I series against India by 4-1 before the T20 World Cup 2026. Aiden Markram is going to lead the South Africa Men’s National Cricket team throughout the tournament.
Canada will be playing their T20I game against South Africa, and it’s going to be quite challenging for them to beat a team like South Africa, whose both batting and bowling departments are sorted and balanced. Dilpreet Bajwa will be leading the Canada Men’s National Cricket Team in the T20 World Cup 2026.
SA vs CAN Head-to-Head Records in T20Is:
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Total Matches
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South Africa Won
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Canada Won
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0
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0
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0
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South Africa vs Canada Probable Playing XI:
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South Africa Playing XI
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Canada Playing XI
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Quinton de Kock
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Yuvraj Samra
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Aiden Markram (C)
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Dilpreet Bajwa (C)
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Ryan Rickelton
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Navneet Dhaliwal
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Dewald Brevis
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Harsh Thaker
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Tristan Stubbs
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Shreyas Movva
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David Miller
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Nicholas Kirton
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Marco Jansen
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Jaskarandeep Singh
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Corbin Bosch
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Saad Bin Zafar
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Keshav Maharaj
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Dilon Heyliger
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Kagiso Rabada
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Shivam Sharma
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Anrich Nortje
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Kaleem Sana
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Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report:
The surface at Narendra Modi Stadium favours batters; however, fast bowlers might get some early swing in the first few overs, but the ball will come out nicely on bat, so we might see some hard hitting from the start of the inning. Dew is expected in the second inning; therefore, the team that wins the toss will choose to field first to exploit the dew advantage.
Narendra Modi Stadium T20I Stats:
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Total Matches
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7
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Matches Won Batting First
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4
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Matches Won Bowling First
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3
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Average 1st Innings Score
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183
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Average 2nd Innings Score
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152
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Highest Total
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234/4
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Lowest Total
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66
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Highest Score Chased
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188/8
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Lowest Score Defended
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124/7
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Who will win the South Africa vs Canada match?
It’s going to be a one-sided game between South Africa and Canada in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. South Africa is way stronger and more experienced than Canada, and they have plenty of quality players who can single-handedly win matches against teams like Canada. So, South Africa is definitely going to win this match with a dominating performance.
South Africa Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Aiden Markram (Captain), Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada,, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka.
Canada Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:
Dilpreet Bajwa (Captain), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra
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