Result

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)

South Africa vs United Arab Emirates

34th Match · Delhi · Feb 18, 2026 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup

UAE
United Arab Emirates
122/6 (20/20 ov)
SA
South Africa
123/4 (13.2/20 ov)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

United Arab Emirates 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Aryansh Sharma c Kwena Maphaka b Corbin Bosch 13 17 1 1 76.00
Muhammad Waseem b George Linde 22 12 4 0 183.00
Alishan Sharafu c Kwena Maphaka b Anrich Nortje 45 38 5 1 118.00
Sohaib Khan c Quinton de Kock b Corbin Bosch 6 11 0 0 55.00
Syed Haider c Kwena Maphaka b Anrich Nortje 6 15 0 0 40.00
Muhammad Arfan c Jason Smith b Corbin Bosch 11 18 0 0 61.00
Dhruv Parashar not out 5 7 0 0 71.00
Muhammad Farooq not out 1 2 0 0 50.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Kagiso Rabada 4.0 30 0 7.50
Kwena Maphaka 4.0 30 0 7.50
Anrich Nortje 4.0 28 2 7.00
George Linde 4.0 17 1 4.25
Corbin Bosch 4.0 12 3 3.00

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Aiden Markram b Haider Ali 28 11 5 1 255.00
Quinton de Kock c Syed Haider b Muhammad Jawad Ullah 14 16 3 0 88.00
Ryan Rickelton c Dhruv Parashar b Muhammad Farooq 30 16 3 2 188.00
Dewald Brevis c Harshit Kaushik b Muhammad Arfan 36 25 1 3 144.00
Tristan Stubbs not out 6 7 0 0 86.00
Jason Smith not out 3 5 0 0 60.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Dhruv Parashar 2.0 8 0 4.00
Junaid Siddique 2.2 23 0 9.86
Haider Ali 3.0 33 1 11.00
Muhammad Jawad Ullah 2.0 20 1 10.00
Muhammad Arfan 2.0 16 1 8.00
Muhammad Farooq 2.0 19 1 9.50

Venue

Arun Jaitley Stadium
Delhi, India

Innings

  • United Arab Emirates — 1st Innings 122-6 (20)
  • South Africa — 2nd Innings 123-4 (13.2)

Awards

Player of the match: Corbin Bosch