South Africa, who had finished runners-up in T20 World Cup 2024, announced their squad for T20 World Cup 2026. The squad will be led by Aiden Markram. The squad features David Miller, Quinton De Kock, Jason Smith, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi. Tristan Stubbs, Reeza Hendricks, Gerald Coetzee, Ryan Rickelton and Tabraiz Shamsi have missed out.