2023 Cricket World Cup South Africa Squad Breakdown (The Definitive Guide): Which 15 players will make the final squad from the Preliminary Squad of 18?

by Nitesh Mathur | Aug 19, 2023 | Article Index, News, ODI World Cup

Time for the 2023 Cricket World Cup South Africa Squad edition.

South Africa have released their squads for the series against Australia. Although this is not the official World Cup squad, it gives us a glimpse into their preliminary squad (especially since World Cup is only two months away now).

Let’s jump right in.

Key Takeaways from South Africa’s ODI Squad Announcement

• The average age of South Africa’s 2023 Cricket World Cup squad is 29.1. South Africa is going with a healthy mix of youth and experience. They have youngsters like Brevis (20), Coetzee (22), Stubbs (23), Jansen (23) as well as experience international players like Miller, Rabada, Quinton de Kock, Markram, Parnell, and Shamsi.
• The 18-member South Africa’s preliminary World Cup squad has average ODI match experience of 43 ODIs. David Miller (155), Quinton de Kock (140) & Kagiso Rabada (89) are their most experienced players, while the likes of Dewald Brevis have yet to debut in international cricket.
• South Africa’s squad composition is as follows: 9 proper batters (with one part-time bowling option), 2 all-rounders, and 7 proper bowling options. In total, South Africa has 10 bowling options (1 off spin, 2 left arm pace, 2 left arm spin, and 5 right arm pace) in their squad if absolutely needed.
• South Africa have 2 left-handed batting options (QDK, Miller) and two wicketkeeping options.

South Africa Cricket World Cup Team at a Glance

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South Africa Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI

1. Quinton de Kock (WK)
2. Reeza Hendricks
3. Temba Bavuma (C)
4. Aiden Markram
5. Rassie van der Dussen
6. David Miller
7. Heinrich Klaasen
8. Marco Jansen
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Tabraiz Shamsi

Injury News

• Keshav Maharaj suffered from Achilles injury earlier this year and iis in the race to keep himself fit for the World Cup.

4 South African Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out

• Janneman Malan, Donovan Ferreira, Faf du Plessis, George Linde

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• Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerlad Coetzee

South Africa Cricket World Cup 2023 Squad – Complete List of Players

1. Quinton de Kock (WK)

Role: Left-handed bater (opener)

• Matches/Innings: 140/140
• Runs: 5966, Best: 141*
• Average/SR: 44.85/96.08
• 100/50: 17/29
• Catches/Stumpings: 183/14

Recent ODI Form: 37, 31, 48, 9, 8

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 30

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2. Reeza Hendricks

Role: Right-handed batter (opener)

• Matches/Innings: 27/27
• Runs: 694, Best: 102
• Average/SR: 27.76/77.62
• 100/50: 1/5

Recent ODI Form: 1, 6, 74, 3, 52

Last ODI: February 1, 2023

Age: 34

3. Temba Bavuma (C)

Role: Right-handed bater

• Matches/Innings: 26/25
• Runs: 1150, Best: 144
• Average/SR: 52.27/91.63
• 100/50: 4/3

Recent ODI Form: 109, 35, 144, 90*, 6

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 33

4. Aiden Markram

Role: Right-handed batter/Right arm off spin

• Matches/Innings: 50/47
• Runs: 1440, Best: 175
• Average/SR: 33.48/93.87
• 100/50: 1/6
• Wickets: 16, Best: 2/18
• Economy: 5.58

Recent ODI Form: 49, 39, 25, 51*, 175

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 28

5. Dewald Brevis

Role: Right-hand bat/Right arm part-time leg break

*has not debuted in international cricket yet

List A Record:

• Matches/Innings: 8/8
• Runs: 247, Best: 98*
• Average/SR: 35.98/95.00
• 100/50: 0/1

Age: 20

6. Rassie van der Dussen

Role: Right-hand bat

• Matches/Innings: 45/39
• Runs: 1757, Best: 134
• Average/SR: 60.58/89.68
• 100/50: 4/11

Recent ODI Form: 5, 8, 14, 31, 25

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 34

7. Heinrich Klaasen

Role: Right-hand bat/Wicketkeeper

• Matches/Innings: 36/33
• Runs: 1080, Best: 123*
• Average/SR: 40.00/104.65
• 100/50: 2/5

Recent ODI Form: 27, 80, 119*, DNB, 28

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 32

8. David Miller

Role: Left-Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 155/132
• Runs: 3888, Best: 139
• Average/SR: 42.26/102.93
• 100/50: 5/21

Recent ODI Form: 58*, 13, 17, DNB, 91

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 34

9. Tristan Stubbs

Role: Right-hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 1/1
• Runs: 6
• Average/SR: 6/60 (List A Average/SR: 42.16/86.34)
• 100/50: 0/0

Recent ODI Form: 6

Last ODI: March 18, 2023

Age: 23

10. Marco Jansen

Role: Left Arm Fast, Right-Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 9/9
• Wickets: 10, Best: 2/46
• 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
• Economy: 5.83
• Runs: 131, Best: 43

Recent ODI Form: 2/43, 1/77, 2/46, 1/27, 1/39

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 23

11. Kagiso Rabada

Role: Right Arm Fast/Left-Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 89/87
• Wickets: 137, Best: 6/16
• 4-fer/5-fer: 6/2
• Economy: 5.01

Recent ODI Form: 0/37, 2/36, 1/59, 2/46, 0/33

Last ODI: March 31, 2023

Age: 28

12. Wayne Parnell

Role: Left Arm Fast/Left-Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 73/69
• Wickets: 99, Best: 5/48
• 4-fer/5-fer: 3/2
• Economy: 5.60
• Runs: 574, Best: 56

Recent ODI Form: 1/44, 0/42, 1/54, 0/53, 1/30

Last ODI: March 21, 2023

Age: 34

13. Tabraiz Shamsi

Role: Left Arm Wrist Spin

• Matches/Innings: 44/41
• Wickets: 57, Best: 5/49
• 4-fer/5-fer: 1/1
• Economy: 5.51

Recent ODI Form: April 2, 2023

Last ODI: 1/55, 0/61, 2/62, 3/25, 1/38

Age: 33

14. Anrich Nortje

Role: Right Arm Fast

• Matches/Innings: 21/20
• Wickets: 36, Best: 4/51
• 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
• Economy: 5.68

Recent ODI Form: 0/15, 4/62, 2/64, 2/24

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 29

15. Lungi Ngidi

Role: Right Arm Fast

• Matches/Innings: 45/44
• Wickets: 73, Best: 6/58
• 4-fer/5-fer: 3/1
• Economy: 5.73

Recent ODI Form: 1/66, 4/62, 0/76, 1/45, 1/33

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 27

16. Gerald Coetzee

Role: Right Arm Fast

• Matches/Innings: 2/2
• Wickets: 5, Best: 3/57
• 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
• Economy:5.50

Recent ODI Form: 3/57, 2/53

Last ODI: March 21, 2023

Age: 22

17. Sisanda Magala

Role: Right Arm Fast

• Matches/Innings: 7/6
• Wickets: 14, Best: 5/43
• 4-fer/5-fer: 0/1
• Economy: 6.32

Recent ODI Form: 1/69, 3/46, 1/76, 3/37, 5/43

Last ODI: April 2, 2023

Age: 32

18. Bjorn Fortuin

Role: Left Arm Orthodox/Right-Hand bat

• Matches/Innings: 5/4
• Wickets: 6, Best: 2/46
• 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
• Economy: 5.64

Recent ODI Form: 1/52, 1/20, 2/57 2/46

Last ODI: March 21, 2023

Age: 28

Final Thoughts

I have a good feeling about South Africa’s squad this time around, do you?

Klaasen, Markram, Rassie, & Nortje are in their form of their lives, Miller-Rabada-Quinton de Kock-Shamsi are some of the best cricketers going around, and the exciting youth talent of Brevis-Stubbs-Jansen-Coetzee is just the cherry on top.

Can they keep their cool and finallly lift the World Cup trophy?

Only time will tell. But in the mean time, I would love to know what your thoughts are on this. Comment Below with a ‘Yes’ if you think they can win the world or ‘No’ if you think they cannot.

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