South Africa Cricket Team: Match Schedule, Players, Stats
The South African men's national cricket team represents South Africa in international cricket. Nicknamed the Proteas, South Africa entered international cricket when they hosted England in 1888–89. In 1970, an international ban was imposed on the team due to the country's apartheid policy, and as a result, the team did not play any international cricket until 1991.
The team has mostly been strong since the ban was lifted in 1991 and has also held the No.1 ranking in international cricket in different formats at different times. South Africa is one of the most successful teams in ODI cricket, winning more than 60 percent of their matches.
South African cricket has produced many greats. Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, the likes of Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock, Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla also contributed massively to their success.
South Africa National Cricket Team - Chokers
The South Africa cricket team has reached the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup four times but has failed to progress into the finals. They performed well in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, until New Zealand beat them in the quarterfinals. The Proteas were once again amongst the favorites in the 2015 World Cup but lost against New Zealand in the semifinal.
It has been a similar story in the T20 World Cup as well as the Champions Trophy. South Africa has reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup twice but has failed to progress into the finals. They lost to Pakistan in 2009 and to India in 2014. The team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions five times, winning the trophy once in 1998 but has failed to progress into the finals the other 4 times.
South Africa Cricket Team Current Rankings
As of 24 Aug. 2022, South Africa Men’s Cricket Team is ranked 3rd in Tests, 6th in ODIs and 4th in T20Is rankings.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3rd | 6th | 4th |
South Africa National Cricket Team Players
The below lists all the top active South cricket team players who have played for the South Africa team in recent times. Any South African cricket player who is outside of central contract and not mentioned here may have been selected in the team's most recent South Africa cricket team squad.
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | Aiden Markram | Sarel Erwee | Rassie van der Dussen | Quinton de Kock |
| Temba Bavuma | Reeza Hendricks | Janneman Malan | David Miller | Heinrich Klaasen |
| Keegan Petersen | Dwaine Pretorius | Kyle Verreynne | Andile Phehlukwayo | Wiaan Mulder |
| Keshav Maharaj | Tabraiz Shamsi | Kagiso Rabada | Anrich Nortje | Lungi Ngidi |
| Riley Rossouw | Marco Jansen | Duanne Olivier | Wayne Parnell | Tristan Stubbs |
South Africa National Cricket Team Schedule
Check out all the South Africa cricket schedule and matches of 2022, including T20, ODI, and Test matches along with date, match timings and ground details all in one place!
South Africa Tour of India 2022
South Africa cricket team will tour India for 3 T20s and 3 ODIs from 28th September to 11th October 2022.
| Match | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20, India vs South Africa | Wednesday, 28th September | 7.30 PM | Trivandrum |
| 2nd T20, India vs South Africa | Sunday, 2nd October | 7.30 PM | Guwahati |
| 3rd T20, India vs South Africa | Tuesday, 4th October | 7.30 PM | Indore |
| 1st ODI, India vs South Africa | Thursday, 6th October | 1.30 PM | Lucknow |
| 2nd ODI, India vs South Africa | Sunday, 9th October | 1.30 PM | Ranchi |
| 3rd ODI, India vs South Africa | Tuesday, 11th October | 1.30 PM | Delhi |
South Africa Schedule In T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup matches will be played from 16th October to 13th November 2022 in Australia.
| Match | Date | Time(IST) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa vs B1 | Monday, 24th Octoberr | 1:30 PM | Hobart |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh | Thursday, 27th October | 8:30 AM | Sydney |
| South Africa vs India | Sunday, 30th October | 4:30 PM | Perth |
| South Africa vs Pakistan | Thursday, 3rd November | 1:30 PM | Sydney |
| South Africa vs A2 | Sunday, 6th November | 5:30 AM | Adelaide |
South Africa Cricket Team Tournament Wins
• Champions Trophy - South Africa have have won the Champions Trophy one time in 1998 : Winners : 1998
South Africa Cricket Team Stats
- Test
- ODI
- T20
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South Africa Cricket Team - FAQs
Currently, Dean Elgar is the current Test captain of South Africa cricket team. Temba Bavuma is the current ODI and T20I captain of South Africa.
Former South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher is the current head coach of the South Africa cricket team.
The South Africa national cricket team has played in 4 World Cup semi finals - in 1992, 1999, 2007, and 2015. The Proteas lost to England in 1992, to Australia in 1999 and 2007 and to New Zealand in 2015. The South Africa team also played in 2 T20 World Cup semi finals - in 2009 and 2014.
The South Africa cricket team was banned from playing international cricket for more than 20 years - 1970 to 1991 because of country’s apartheid policy. The ban was lifted by the International Cricket Council in 1991.
Updated on : 16 Sep 2022
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