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South Africa will open its campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 21 against Afghanistan at National Stadium in Karachi and then face Australia and England on February 25 and March 1, respectively.
Temba Bavuma to lead South Africa in ICC Champions Trophy 2025. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in the 2025 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, which is set to start on February 19. Cricket South Africa took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, January 13, to announce the 15-member squad for the eight-team tournament, which also includes fast bowler Anrich Nortje. The 31-year-old pacer last played a 50-over match for the South African team in Bloemfontein on September 9, 2023.
“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. 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,” Cricket South Africa tweeted.
🚨SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT🚨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… pic.twitter.com/Bzt0rqjveG
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) January 13, 2025
Kagiso Rabada will lead the pace attack of the 1998 Champions Trophy winners and will have Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, and Wiaan Mulder for support. Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi are the two spinners picked in the squad.
Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Tony De Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, and David Miller, along with Bavuma, are seven specialist batters, whereas Heinrich Klaasen and Ryan Rickleton are two wicketkeepers.
South Africa is part of Group B in the Champions Trophy and will open its campaign on February 21 against Afghanistan at National Stadium in Karachi. The African team’s second Group B match against Australia is scheduled to take place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 25, and on March 1, South Africa will face England at National Stadium in Karachi.
South Africa’s squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2024: Temba Bavuma (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Ryan Rickleton (WK), Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Tony De Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje.