February 14, 2026
South Africa has won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in today's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
By choosing to field, Aiden Markram's side aims to exploit the expected heavy dew later in the evening, which typically makes the ball difficult for bowlers to grip and significantly easier for the chasing side to bat.
Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy
Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch , Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi