SA vs CAN Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

South Africa will face Canada in the ninth clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, February 9.

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Led by Aiden Markram, South Africa is coming into this series after defeating the West Indies by 2-1 at home in January 2026. On the other hand, Canada bagged the top spot in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final 2025.

SA vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9 Details

Match: South Africa vs Canada, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Monday, February 9

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

SA vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue was 229 in the last three T20Is played here. Any score above 200 would be a tough ask for the chasing side. Interestingly, all three encounters witnessed the team batting first coming out on top.

SA vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9 Probable XIs

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi.

Canada

Yuvraj Samra, Ravinder Pal Singh, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Harsh Thaker, Shreyas Movva (wk), Nicholas Kirton, Jaskaran Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Dilon Heyliger, Shivam Sharma, Kaleem Sana.

SA vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 9 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: South Africa.

These two sides haven’t met against each other in this particular format. With South Africa coming into this series with a 2-1 series win over the West Indies, we can anticipate them to continue their winning momentum, starting the campaign on a winning note.

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