South Africa announced a strong 15-member side for the Champions Trophy on Monday, 13 January. The team features a strong line-up of fast bowlers as the star duo of Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada take charge of the bowling attack. Nortje was a big miss for South Africa in the ODI World Cup 2023, where the side lost to Australia in the semi-final of the tournament.
Batter Temba Bavuma will be captaining the side, which features an impressive line-up of batters. Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen – the team features all the usual suspects in the squad.
Batters Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, and Tristan Stubbs, along with all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, have been selected for their first senior 50-over ICC tournament.
“White-ball head coach Rob Walter has today announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be played in Pakistan from 19 February – 09 March. One-Day International captain Temba Bavuma will lead the full-strength squad, which includes 10 players who competed in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, where South Africa reached the semi-finals,” Cricket South Africa wrote in their press release.
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Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen.
