FACTFILE: Cricket World Cup – South Africa

Cricket World Cup factfile on South Africa ahead 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 score 178; average 44.75; Hundreds 17; Fifties 30

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LEADING WICKET-TAKER IN SQUAD

Kagiso Rabada: 144 wickets; best bowling 6-16; average 27.75

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PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES

1975: Banned from international cricket

1979: Banned from international cricket

1983: Banned from international cricket

1987: Banned from international 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 team defeated Australia 3-2 after being 2-0 down in a recent ODI series, winning the last three matches by more than 100 runs each time.

By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse

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