Even though South Africa has never won an ICC Trophy, they are always being counted as a star squad at every ICC event. The Proteas have all the tools to win the trophy but they have always fell short.
Before landing in India, South Africa faced Australia and won in a nail-biting series at home. The team is led by Temba Bavuma who aims to bring the first trophy to South Africa. At the World Cup, South Africa’s win-loss ratio of 1.652 is only behind Australia’s 3 and India’s 1.827.
At the World Cup, South Africa start with warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand, both at Thiruvananthapuram. They begin the World Cup against Sri Lanka at Delhi on October 7, and round off the league stage against Afghanistan at Ahmedabad on November 10.
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (Captain) | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium | 11 |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicket-keeper | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – | 12 |
| Gerald Coetzee | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast | – |
| Tony de Zorzi | Batter | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | |
| Bjorn Fortuin | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 45 |
| Reeza Hendricks | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 17 |
| Marco Jansen | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast | 70 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Wicket-keeper | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 45 |
| Sisanda Magala | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium | 58 |
| Keshav Maharaj | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 16 |
| Janneman Malan | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak | 18 |
| Aiden Markram | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 94 |
| David Miller | Batter | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 10 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium | 22 |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast | 20 |
| Wayne Parnell | Bowler | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast | 7 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | Allrounder | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 23 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 29 |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast | 25 |
| Ryan Rickelton | Wicket-keeper | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – | 44 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin | 90 |
| Tristan Stubbs | Wicket-keeper | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 30 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak | 72 |
| Lizaad Williams | Bowler | Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 6 |