T20 World Cup Super 8: Today, on 22 February 2026, the Super 8 match is to be played between India and South Africa, in such a situation both the teams will enter the field with full preparation. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is believed that Indian bowler Varun Chakraborty can become a cause of trouble for the South African team because his record against this team has been excellent. Varun Chakraborty has taken 2 wickets in eight T20 matches against South Africa. This also includes 10 wickets from the bilateral series held in December 2025.

Team ready to face him-De Kock

South African team’s veteran player Quinton de Kock said that it is expected that his young teammates will show their natural game at the right time instead of doing something new. Because batting against Varun in today’s match is like a challenge. He said before the Super Eight match against India, “Everyone has their own way to face him. Our players will have to stick to their strengths and show their natural game at the right time.”

He said, “He is a very good bowler and bowled brilliantly against us in that series. Hopefully, after that our players would have analyzed him and talked about how to face him. Hopefully their strategy will prove to be effective.”

What did De Kock say about Abhishek Sharma?

On the other hand, Abhishek Sharma could not even open his account in his last three matches and was out on zero. Despite this, De Kock has said that ‘he is the number 1 T20 batsman in the world and is young too, one has to face failure sometimes, but being number 1 also has some meaning. I am sure he will play important innings in the tournament.

South Africa Squad

Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Safaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jensen