IND vs SA T20 World Cup Warm Up Match Highlights: Before the T20 World Cup 2026, Team India played the last warm-up match against South Africa. In the match played at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, gave a big warning to the opponents by winning by 30 runs. Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma played brilliant innings for India.

Ishan Kishan played the biggest innings for India and scored 53 runs in just 20 balls with the help of 2 fours and 7 sixes, after which he retired out. During this period his strike rate was 265. Apart from this, Tilak Verma did wonders and scored 45 runs in 19 balls by hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes. Rest Akshar Patel played an inning of 35 runs.

condition of competition

In the match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat and scored 240 runs for 6 wickets on the board in 20 overs. All the batsmen contributed to some extent. This contribution was a good sign for the Men in Blue before the tournament. Meanwhile, Marco Jansen, Carbin Bosch, Enrique Norkhia and Kwena Mafaka took 1 wicket each for Africa.

A collective performance in Navi Mumbai #TeamIndia register a solid win by 3⃣0⃣ runs in their warm-up fixture against South Africa ahead of the #T20WorldCup

Scorecard https://t.co/pMe1tGeR5b #MenInBlue pic.twitter.com/MVmdVbPczr

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 4, 2026

Africa flop in run chase

Chasing a big target, the African team could score only 210 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Tristan Stubbs, who came at number seven for the team, played a quick innings and scored 45 runs in 21 balls with the help of 1 four and 4 sixes. Apart from this, wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Rickleton scored 44 runs in 21 balls by hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. But both their innings could not take the team across the victory line.

T20 World Cup starts from 07 February

It is noteworthy that the T20 World Cup will start from Saturday, February 07. The first match of the tournament will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands. Team India will also enter Wankhede Stadium for the match against USA on the same day.