Updated On: 06 January, 2026 08:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
South Africa is placed in Group D of T20 World Cup 2026, along with Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. They will open their campaign against Canada on February 9 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Dale Steyn (Pic: File Pic)
Former pacer Dale Steyn has questioned the exclusion of Ottniel Baartman from South Africa`s T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
Baartman is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing SA20 League 2025-26. So far in the four matches for Paarl Royals, he returned with 11 wickets with an economy rate of 9.20.