South Africa on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and the UAE, with Temba Bavuma named as captain.
After finishing as runners-up in last year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup and reaching the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25, the team is ready for another major challenge.
The squad is strengthened by the return of key pace bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.
Nortje’s inclusion marks his return to ODI cricket following recovery from a stress fracture in his back, which had kept him out since September 2023. This injury forced him to miss the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and South Africa’s home summer.
Lungi Ngidi also makes his comeback to the international fold after being sidelined since October 2024 due to a groin injury.
South Africa has largely retained the core group of players that led them to the semi-finals of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with 10 of the 15 members from that squad included for the Champions Trophy.
New faces in the squad include Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Wiaan Mulder, all set to make their debuts at a 50-over ICC event.
The South African squad will open their Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan next month, with fixtures against Afghanistan on February 21, Australia on February 25 and England on March 1.
South Africa Squad for ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025
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.
South Africa Champions Trophy Schedule:
