Overview
- India face South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on February 22 at 7:00 PM IST (toss 6:30 PM), live on Star Sports with streaming on Jio Hotstar.
- Defending champions India carried an unbeaten group record and an extended T20 World Cup winning streak into the Super Eights, but opener Abhishek Sharma has three consecutive ducks.
- Only four India players attended an optional practice on February 21, and a brief nets scare for Mohammed Siraj ended with the pacer returning to training the same session.
- Pakistan chose to bat first against New Zealand in the Super Eight opener in Colombo, where forecasts indicated about a three-in-four chance of heavy rain and no reserve day could force shared points.
- The Super Eight schedule places group winners’ games in India and second-placed teams in Sri Lanka, a setup defended by the ICC on logistical grounds but questioned for competitive fairness.