
Defending champions India will kickstart their proceedings in the T20 World Cup 2026 with a warm-up game against last edition's runners-up South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. It must be noted that the warm-up games are not registered officially.
Warm-up games are a norm to every ICC event with an aim to help all the participating teams get acclimatised with the conditions. Talking about the game, India are a coming after a highly-successful 4-1 drubbing of New Zealand just a few days back in a T20I series.
On the other hand, South Africa are coming after a 2-1 series win West Indies. Notably, India will play just a single game in the warm-ups. it is highly likely that Tilak Varma might be included in the game against South Africa after he played for India A against USA post injury.
Notably, both India and South Africa are in different groups in T20 World Cup 2026. While India are placed in Group A along with Pakistan, USA, Namibia and Netherlands; South Africa have been clubbed with Canada, Afghanistan, New Zealand and UAE.
Date: February 4
Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Event: T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up fixture
Time: 7 PM IST
Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the T20 World Cup 2026 in India. The India vs South Africa warm-up fixture will be televised live from 7 PM IST on Star Sports channels. Live streaming of India vs South Africa will be available on JioStar app and website.
Pakistan - Myco, Tamasha, Tapmad, and ARY Zapp
Bangladesh - TSM via Rabbithole
Middle East and North Africa - E&
United Kingdom - Sky Sports
Sub-Saharan Africa - SuperSport
North America - Willow TV
New Zealand - ICC.tv
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, George Linde/Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje.
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