South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Corbin Bosch
South Africa vs United Arab Emirates finished South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). The match is part of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup - 34th Match. It was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Player of the match: Corbin Bosch. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl
United Arab Emirates Innings 122/6 (20 ov). Top scorer: Alishan Sharafu 45 (38). Best bowling: Corbin Bosch 3/12.
South Africa Innings 123/4 (13.2 ov). Top scorer: Dewald Brevis 36 (25). Best bowling: Haider Ali 1/33.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryansh Sharma(RHB) | c Maphaka b Bosch | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Muhammad Waseem(RHB) | lbw b Linde | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 183 |
| Alishan Sharafu(RHB) | c Maphaka b Nortje | 45 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 118 |
| Sohaib Khan | c Kock b Bosch | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Syed Haider(RHB) | c Maphaka b Nortje | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Muhammad Arfan | c Smith b Bosch | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Dhruv Parashar(RHB) | not out | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Muhammad Farooq(RHB) | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, w 8) | 13 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 122 | ||||
1-38 (Muhammad Waseem, 4.3 ov), 2-42 (Aryansh Sharma, 5.2 ov), 3-64 (Sohaib Khan, 9.2 ov), 4-82 (Syed Haider, 13.4 ov), 5-112 (Alishan Sharafu, 17.4 ov), 6-119 (Muhammad Arfan, 19.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| George Linde | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Bosch | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram(RHB) | b Ali | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 255 |
| Quinton de Kock(LHB) | c Haider b Ullah | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 88 |
| Ryan Rickelton(LHB) | c Parashar b Farooq | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 188 |
| Dewald Brevis(RHB) | c Kaushik b Arfan | 36 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 144 |
| Tristan Stubbs(RHB) | not out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Jason Smith(RHB) | not out | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (13.2 ov) | 123 | ||||
1-32 (Aiden Markram, 2.6 ov), 2-56 (Quinton de Kock, 5.4 ov), 3-105 (Ryan Rickelton, 10.4 ov), 4-116 (Dewald Brevis, 11.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhruv Parashar | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid Siddique | 2.2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawad Ullah | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Muhammad Farooq | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
