DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 18: South Africa huddle together during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between South Africa and United Arab Emirates at Arun Jaitley Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Delhi, India. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
South Africa’s Proteas men’s team will feature in the T20 World Cup Super Eights from this weekend, after qualifying for the next phase of the tournament with a game to spare.
Aiden Markram and his team still face the United Arab Emirates in their final pool fixture in Delhi on Wednesday before they turn their attention to the Super Eights, starting this weekend.
Before Wednesday’s match, the Proteas had beaten Canada, Afghanistan and New Zealand in Group D.
They will now feature in a last-eight group with India, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals. The other group will consist of England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and either Pakistan or the USA.
At the conclusion of the Super Eight matches the top team in each group will play the second-placed team in the other group in the semi-finals.
Proteas’ Super Eight fixtures:
India – Sunday 22 February in Ahmedabad at 3.30pm
West Indies – Thursday 26 February in Ahmedabad at 11.30am
Zimbabwe – Sunday 1 March in Delhi at 11.30am
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