Cricket World Cup factfile on South Africa forward of the 2023 tournament which runs from October 5-November 19 in India.
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WORLD RANKING
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MATCH SCHEDULE (SA TIMES)
October 7: v Sri Lanka at New Delhi – 10:30
October 12: v Australia at Kucknow – 10:30
October 17: v Netherlanda at Dharamsala – 10:30
October 21: v England at Mumbai – 10:30
October 24: v Bangladesh at Mumbai – 10:30
October 27: v Pakistan at Chennai – 10:30
November 1: v New Zealand at Pune – 10:30
November 5: v India at Kolkata – 10:30
November 10: v Afghanistan at Ahmedabad – 10:30
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SQUAD
Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams
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LEADING RUN-SCORER IN SQUAD
Quinton de Kock: 6,176 runs; highest rating 178; common 44.75; Hundreds 17; Fifties 30
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LEADING WICKET-TAKER IN SQUAD
Kagiso Rabada: 144 wickets; finest bowling 6-16; common 27.75
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PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
1975: Banned from worldwide cricket
1979: Banned from worldwide cricket
1983: Banned from worldwide cricket
1987: Banned from worldwide cricket
1992: Semi-finals
1996: Quarter-finals
1999: Semi-finals
2003: Group stage
2007: Semi-finals
2011: Quarter-finals
2015: Semi-finals
2019: Group stage
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WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS
“The confidence that we have gained from this series is something which we can’t lose. I was talking to the bowlers and they said it was the best kind of preparation that we can have, bowling in pressure situations.”
– Temba Bavuma after his workforce defeated Australia 3-2 after being 2-0 down in a latest ODI collection, successful the final three matches by greater than 100 runs every time.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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