South Africa vs UAE LIVE SCORE, T20 World Cup 2026: UAE loses steam as wickets fall quickly

Playing 11s

United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Aryansh Sharma(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Farooq, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah

South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka

Toss update

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

MATCH PREVIEW

At the start of the T20 World Cup, there was consensus that Aiden Markram and Co. were in the toughest of the four groups. Placed alongside New Zealand, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Canada in Group D, advancing to the Super Eight stage from this pool wasn’t going to be straightforward.

It hasn’t been, but the Proteas have emerged unscathed. While wins against Canada and New Zealand were emphatic, the game against Afghanistan was decided by the barest of margins as the runner-up of the previous edition scraped through after two Super Overs.

Having come through that nerve-wracking contest in Ahmedabad, South Africa shouldn’t break sweat against the UAE at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. A win will ensure a perfect record going into the next phase.

SQUADS

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Haider Shah, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh.

How to watch South Africa vs UAE in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026?

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between South Africa and UAE will be live-streamed on JioStar and will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network.

Published on Feb 18, 2026