ICC Worldcup 2015 Squads - South Africa
South Africa were stunned by Newzealand in the Quarterfinals of 2011 World cup.
That's quite a common phrase with respect to the Proteas. They have been performing so well right from the 1992 World cup and have been a favorite in all World cup editions since then.
Can they break the 'chokers' tag atleast this year?
They have a very strong team. In the batting department, they are led by their captain Ab De Villiers who is a a great form. They also have other solid batsmen like Amla, Duminy and Faf du Plesis.
South Africa's bowling is one of the strong in the tournament with Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Philander and Morne Morkel.
Batting stats of the South Africa Team in World Cups
*If Viewing in mobile or tablet, please slide to see the entire table
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers (capt) | 2007-2011 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 725 | 146 | 51.78 | 104.31 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Hashim Amla | 2011-2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 306 | 113 | 43.71 | 87.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 2011-2011 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 224 | 99 | 37.33 | 97.81 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2011-2011 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 159 | 52 | 39.75 | 84.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | 2011-2011 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 2011-2011 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 2011-2011 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | - | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Parnell | 2011-2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Abbott | |||||||||||
| Farhaan Behardien | |||||||||||
| Quinton de Kock (wk) | |||||||||||
| David Miller | |||||||||||
| Aaron Phangiso | |||||||||||
| Vernon Philander | |||||||||||
| Rilee Rossouw |
Bowling stats of the South Africa Team in World Cups
*If Viewing in mobile or tablet, please slide to see the entire table
| Player | Years | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Tahir | 2011-2011 | 5 | 5 | 39.3 | 150 | 14 | 4/38 | 10.71 | 3.79 | 16.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | 2011-2011 | 6 | 6 | 46.1 | 192 | 12 | 5/50 | 16 | 4.15 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 2011-2011 | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 207 | 9 | 3/33 | 23 | 5.13 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 2011-2011 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 85 | 2 | 1/11 | 42.5 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2011-2011 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 1/22 | 38 | 4.75 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Parnell | 2011-2011 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers (capt) | 2007-2011 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hashim Amla | 2011-2011 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Abbott | ||||||||||||
| Farhaan Behardien | ||||||||||||
| Quinton de Kock (wk) | ||||||||||||
| David Miller | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Phangiso | ||||||||||||
| Vernon Philander | ||||||||||||
| Rilee Rossouw |
In the Worldcup pool, South Africa team is present in the Pool B along with India, West indies, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland and UAE.
With their current form advancing to the next level in the tournament should be a cakewalk for the proteas. But how far can they go?
Can they break the Chokers tag atleast this year?
We need to wait and watch!