South Africa National Cricket Team
South Africa National Cricket Team
The South Africa National Cricket Team represents South Africa in men's international cricket. The South African Cricket Team is also known as the Proteas. They are governed by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The South African cricket team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.
South Africa National Cricket Team Bio
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Full Name |
South Africa National Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
The Proteas |
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Founded |
1889 |
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Team Owner |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) |
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President |
Rihan Richards |
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Head Coach |
Shukri Conrad |
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Captain (s) |
Temba Bavuma (Test, ODI), Aiden Markram (T20) |
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Website & Social Media |
Facebook: @CricketSouthAfrica |
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Instagram: @proteasmencsa |
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Twitter(X): @ProteasMenCSA |
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Website: https://cricket.co.za/ |
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Email Address |
info@cricket.co.za |
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Full Address |
PO Box 55009, Northlands, 2116 Tel: +27 11 880 2810 |
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Net Worth (2023-24) |
$47 million (₹3,928,450,350) |
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Sponsors |
Betway, Momentum, Sunfoil, KFC, Castle, Powerade, Ticket Pro, SuperSport, BitCo, Virgin Active, Momentum Health, SABC Sport, Kemach JCB, Springbok Atlas, Phizz, Castore, Amul |
South Africa National Cricket Team History:
- South Africa entered first-class and international cricket in the 1888–89 season against England. The South African cricket team played its first Test in March 1889 against England in Port Elizabeth.
- After England and Australia, they became the third team to play Test cricket.
- They were part of the Imperial Cricket Conference formed in 1906 with England and Australia.
- After struggling in early years, they won their first Test against England in 1906.
- The ICC banned South Africa from international cricket in 1970 due to the anti-apartheid movement. The Proteas were reinstated as a Test nation in 1991 and played their first sanctioned international match since 1970 (and its first-ever ODI) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991.
- Their first Test after re-admission was played against the West Indies in April 1992.
- The South African team today is one of the strongest teams in the world.
South Africa National Cricket ODI Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Temba Bavuma (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
71 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
12 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
25 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
33 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
45 |
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Beuran Hendricks |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
14 |
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Reeza Hendricks |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
17 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Wicket-keeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
45 |
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Sisanda Magala |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
58 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Wiaan Mulder |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
14 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
94 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
10 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
20 |
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Wayne Parnell |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
7 |
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Andile Phehlukwayo |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
23 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Ryan Rickelton |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – |
44 |
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Tabraiz Shamsi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
90 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
72 |
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Lizaad Williams |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
6 |
South Africa National Cricket T20 Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – |
12 |
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Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Left-arm Fast medium |
71 |
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Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Dewald Brewis |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
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Donovan Ferreira |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Reeza Hendricks |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
17 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
45 |
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Sisanda Magala |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
58 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Aiden Markram (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
94 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
10 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
45 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
2 |
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Wayne Parnell |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
7 |
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Andile Phehlukwayo |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
23 |
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Lizaad Williams |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
6 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Tabraiz Shamsi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
90 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
72 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
South Africa National Cricket Test Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Temba Bavuma (Captain) |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Left-arm Fast medium |
71 |
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David Bedingham |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
5 |
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Neil Brand |
Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
28 |
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Ruan de Swardt |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
48 |
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Simon Harmer |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
11 |
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Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right hand Bat Bowler: Right arm offbreak |
45 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Offbreak |
4 |
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Wiaan Mulder |
Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Medium |
13 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
2 |
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Duanne Olivier |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
74 |
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Keegan Petersen |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
93 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Ryan Rickelton |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: – |
44 |
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Clyde Fortuin |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat |
95 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
72 |
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Kyle Verreynne |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
97 |
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Dane Piedt |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
63 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
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Tony de Zorzi |
Batter |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
33 |
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Senuran Muthusamy |
Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler+: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
67 |
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Edward Moore |
Batter |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
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Tshepo Moreki |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
43 |
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Dane Paterson |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
44 |
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Raynard van Tonder |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
36 |
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Shaun von Berg |
Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
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Zubayr Hamza |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
39 |
South Africa National Cricket Team: ICC World Cup record:
The South African cricket team has been playing in the ICC World Cup since 1992. They are yet to win the World Cup. Their best performance in the marquee event is the semifinal appearance. The African country made it to the semifinal in 1992 before crashing out at the quarterfinal stage in 1996.
In 1999, they made it to the semifinal once again but failed to progress to the final. They co-hosted the World Cup four years later but could not go past the group stage. In 2007 and 2011, their journey ended at the semifinal and quarterfinal stages respectively.
In 2015, the South Africa National Cricket Team once again qualified for the semifinal but ended up on the losing side once again. In 2019, they bowed out at the league stage before making it to the semifinal in 2023.
South Africa men’s national cricket team’s achievements in various ICC tournaments
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Tournament |
Best Result |
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ICC Cricket World Cup |
Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023) |
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ICC Champions Trophy |
Champions (1998) |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
Semi-finals (2009, 2014) |
Major Cricket Stadium of South Africa
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Stadium Name |
Location |
Capacity |
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Wanderers Stadium |
Johannesburg |
34,000 |
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Newlands Cricket Ground |
Cape Town |
25,000 (after adjustments) |
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Kingsmead Cricket Ground |
Durban |
25,000 |
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St George’s Park |
Port Elizabeth |
Varies |
Most Runs Of South Africa Cricket
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Player |
Runs |
Matches |
Innings |
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Jacques Kallis |
11,550 |
323 |
309 |
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AB de Villiers |
9,427 |
223 |
213 |
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Hashim Amla |
8,113 |
181 |
178 |
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Herschelle Gibbs |
8,094 |
248 |
240 |
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Graeme Smith |
6,989 |
196 |
193 |
Most Wickets Of South Africa Cricket
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Player |
Wickets |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
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Shaun Pollock |
387 |
294 |
291 |
9,409 |
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Allan Donald |
272 |
164 |
162 |
5,926 |
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Jacques Kallis |
269 |
323 |
279 |
8,568 |
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Makhaya Ntini |
265 |
172 |
170 |
6,501 |
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Dale Steyn |
194 |
123 |
122 |
5,045 |
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