South Africa usually enters a cricket World Cup with the tag of being the favourites and then end up losing a critical match that ends the team's journey in the tournament. South Africa's cricket history is full of moments when the team choked! In the 2015 edition, the Proteas lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals, while in the recent edition in 2019, they failed to qualify for the semis and finished seventh.
Ahead of this World Cup, the South African team has shown its character by coming down from 0-2 against Australia to win the five-match home series. South Africa boasts of several match winners and will be looking to shed its title of being the "chokers" .
Ahead of their first match of the tournament against Sri Lanka on October 7 in Delhi, here's everything you need to know about the South African cricket team.
ICC ODI Ranking: 4
Team Captain: Temba Bavuma
Team Head Coach: Rob Walter
Team's highest ranked batsman: Rassie van der Dussen (3)
Team's highest ranked bowler: Keshav Maharaj (14)
South Africa’s World Cup squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
South Africa's best result in Men's ODI World Cup: Reached semi-finals in 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015
South Africa's performance in the last World Cup: Finished seventh in the group stage
South Africa's form in 2023:
Matches Played: 13,
Won: 8, Lost: 4, No result: 1
South Africa's Fixtures:
October 7: v Sri Lanka, Delhi
October 12: v Australia, Lucknow
October 17: v Netherlands, Dharamsala
October 21: v England, Mumbai
October 24: v Bangladesh, Mumbai
October 27: v Pakistan, Chennai
November 1: v New Zealand, Pune
November 5: v India, Kolkata
November 10: v Afghanistan, Ahmedabad
