South Africa aim to sustain momentum ahead of Super Eights

South Africa and UAE meet in Group D. South Africa have already secured their place in the Super Eights, while UAE's qualification hopes have ended. For South Africa, this fixture is about fine-tuning ahead of the next round. UAE will aim to sign off with a strong performance.

South Africa's campaign has been built on balance. They began with a dominant win over Canada, won a dramatic two-Super-Over thriller against Afghanistan, and followed with a strong showing against New Zealand. Their batting has found contributions across the order, and the bowling unit has consistently delivered. The pace attack has set the tone, with Keshav Maharaj's spin providing control.

UAE have had a mixed tournament. After a heavy defeat to New Zealand, they responded with a narrow win over Canada before falling short against Afghanistan. There have been encouraging individual displays. With qualification no longer possible, UAE's focus shifts to finishing strongly.

When: Wednesday, February 18 at 11:00 AM local time

Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

What to expect: Teams batting second hold a 3-1 advantage in Delhi, chasing targets in the 150-160 range. The only win batting first was when India posted 209.

With qualification secured, South Africa face a choice between rotating resources and sticking with a tried-and-tested XI. They have used 12 players so far.

South Africa Probable 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

UAE could stick with the same XI after making changes in their previous game.

UAE Probable 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

Aiden Markram, South Africa captain: "I don't think I'll be a proper slogger. I think I need to do it a bit differently maybe to other guys, but with the intent to still get the team off to a fly."

Muhammed Waseem, UAE captain: "The more we play cricket with the Test nations…you have seen that the associate countries are performing (well). They are having good matches, the boys are learning a lot from them."