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Proteas entrust high-octane bowling attack
The Star
|February 19, 2026
SOUTH Africa finished the group stage of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup unscathed, having won all four of their matches, including yesterday's six-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in Delhi.
LUNGI Ngidi celebrates one of his four wickets against Canada in the ICC T20 World Cup opener.
(AFP)
However, it is only now that the tournament begins for coach Shukri Conrad and his team, as they have been drawn in what is the strongest group in the Super 8 stage of the tournament, with inform teams including the defending champions India, the two-time champions West Indies and a spirited Zimbabwe outfit.
First up, South Africa are starring at a very steep mountain that is India. The two teams will meet at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The real contest will be between South Africa's high-octane pace attack and India's destructive batting unit, led by the stylish Suryakumar Yadav.
The Proteas have all the ingredients to keep India's batters quiet and have an abundance of options, as they have quicks of the calibre of Anrich Nortje and Kwena Maphaka, currently battling to find a place in the starting XI.
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