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The defending champions would take on South Africa in their first match of the Super 8 round at the Narendra Modi Stadium, and the decision-makers want to give much-needed practice to the players.
India made two changes to their playing XI in the last group stage match against the Netherlands. The Men in Blue have already qualified for the Super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, and the team management decided to give a game to all-rounder Washington Sundar, who recovered from his injury after the team’s campaign opener against the USA.
He replaced Axar Patel, who has been rested for the contest before the start of the next round. Kuldeep Yadav, who was a part of the playing group in the previous game against arch-rivals Pakistan, was dropped to add pacer Arshdeep Singh.
Meanwhile, India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bat first in order to test the bowlers in conditions impacted by dew. The defending champions would take on South Africa in their first match of the Super 8 round at the Narendra Modi Stadium, and the decision-makers want to give much-needed practice to the players.
“We are batting first as the wicket looks good. Our first Super 8 match is over here, so we want to put runs on the board and see how our bowlers respond when the dew sets in. We have made two chnages, with Arshdeep Singh replacing Kuldeep Yadav. Axar Patel has been rested with Washington Sundar taking his place,” Suryakumar Yadav said.