Group D’s South Africa (SA) face United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 34th match of the T20 WC 2026, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Feb 18, 2026. Both sides are meeting for the last time in this tournament, South Africa have secured their place in the Super Eight while UAE are playing their final match in the tournament. Looking at their performances, South Africa are the clear favourites to clinch today’s match. Let’s break down expert analysis, betting tips, team performance, pitch report, and SA vs UAE 34th T20 WC Match Prediction. Who will win today’s match?
Today Match Winning Percentage
Match Info
Match: SA vs UAE | 34th Match | T20 World Cup 2026
Series: T20 World Cup 2026
Date: 18/02/2026
Time: 11:00 AM IST & Local | 05:30 AM GMT
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Streaming: Jio Hotstar & Star Sports Network
Team Performance
South Africa: Team Preview & Performance
South Africa are fantastic and outstanding in the ICC T20 WC 2026, winning three consecutive matches from the beginning with a thrilling 57 runs win against Canada, followed by a super tie match win against Afghanistan and in the last match defeated NZ by 7 wickets, after these three wins they made a place in super eight stage and leading in Group D with net run rate of 1.477.
This match against UAE will be the last match and will be playing next with India in super eight. In the batting line up skipper and opening batter Aiden Markram is the leading run scorer with 150 runs in three matches including high score of 86* runs, while in the bowling line up Lungi Ngidi leads with 8 wickets in 3 innings, closely followed by Marco Jansen with 7 wickets. Overall, looking at their performance in this tournament they have been unbeatable team and balanced squad, now against UAE they keep their winning streak going.
UAE: Team Preview & Recent Performance
UAE had a mixed performance in this tournament, in the opening match a heavy 10 wickets loss against New Zealand, they made a comeback after winning against Canada by 5 wickets and in the previous match they lost to Afghanistan by 5 wickets. They played three matches with one win and two losses. Now in this match facing tough team South Africa and the last match in the tournament, UAE should look stronger with both bat and bowling line up and look to finish on a happy note till the next T20 WC.
SA vs UAE Today’s Match Weather Condition?
- Temperature: 25°C high and low 14°C
- Humidity: 48%
- Rain: 0%
- Wind direction: South
- Wind speed: 8 km/h
SA vs UAE Today’s Pitch Report & Toss Condition
The Arun Jaitley Stadium surface is generally a batting friendly with true bounce, in the early phase pace bowlers can extract some good swing and movement with the new ball, in the middle overs the pitch tends to slow down slightly as the match begins, allowing spinners to find grip on the ball. Fast bowlers using variations like cutters and slower balls have been effective at restricting runs. Chasing has the advantage here, the toss winning captain will choose to bowl first, having hosted four matches till now for T20 WC 2026, three matches have been won by chasing and one win with batting first.
SA vs UAE – Head to Head in T20I Records
Total matches played: 0
South Africa won: 0
UAE won: 0
Tie/No Result: 0
First Ever T20 Match Between SA vs UAE
Date: 18 February 2026
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Result: Match yet to be played
Recent Performance in T20Is
South Africa: W-W-W-L-L
UAE: W-L-L-L-L
SA vs UAE Today’s Match Prediction
Today’s Match Prediction: South Africa are favorites to win today’s 34th T20 WC match 2026. Looking both the teams at the previous results in this tournament SA are tends to be superior, and our expert analysis gives SA 80% chance of winning this match.
SA vs UAE – Probable Playing XI (T20 WC 34th Match 2026)
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI:
Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
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SA vs UAE – 34th Match Prediction (T20 WC 2026)
Scenario 1
Match toss prediction: SA to win the toss and opt to bat first.
SA scores: 185-195
Who will win today’s match: SA to win today’s T20 WC 34th Match 2026.
Scenario 2
Match toss prediction: UAE to win the toss and opt to bat first.
UAE scores: 155-165
Who will win today’s match: SA to win today’s T20 WC 34th Match 2026.
SA vs UAE Betting Tips – 34th Match, T20 World Cup 2026
- Who will win the toss Today: Our toss prediction suggests has a higher chance of winning the toss. Considering pitch conditions, the captain winning the toss is likely to bat first.
- Top Batter Performance: Quinton de Kock
- Top Bowler Performance: Lungi Ngidi
- Today’s T20 match betting tips: SA are safe bet to play today’s T20 WC 34th Match 2026.