T20WC 2026 SA vs CAN Playing 11: Aiden Markram-led South Africa will square off against Dilpreet Bajwa-led Canada in the 9th match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 09 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

South Africa is one of the formidable teams in the T20I format and has been the runner-up of the previous edition of the tournament. They will be aiming for a title run in the ongoing tournament.

Canada won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Bajwa said, “Would like to bowl first. Excited to play against SA. Happy to play in this stadium. Feels like it’s a good batting track. Because of the dew, we chose to bowl. Let’s see how it goes.”

“Had a pre-tour in SL. Had very good practice matches against SL A. Have three fast bowlers. Saad bin Zafar – left-arm spinner, Ansh Patel – chinaman. Already, we rub shoulders with big players in GT20. Good opportunity,” added Bajwa.

Meanwhile, Aiden Markram said, “Looks a pretty good surface. Hopefully, we can get off to a good start, get a really good score and take that momentum with the ball. Fantastic stadium to play at. Looking forward to getting on a good run in Ahmedabad.”

“Big help for sure. People can say what they want about white-ball wickets, but they still vary from continent to continent. Really looking forward to starting the World Cup,” added Makram.

“Obviously, that’s the long-term goal to go one step forward, but we have to earn that right. Stubbs plays at number six. Have gone with four seamers and Kesh as the spinner,” concluded Markram.

T20WC 2026 SA vs CAN Playing 11

South Africa Playing 11: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi

Canada Playing 11: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa(c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel