South Africa will bid for a second title when it begins its ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday.
The Proteas won the tournament in the inaugural edition, in 1998, after they beat West Indies in the final.
SOUTH AFRICA’S OVERALL RECORD IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY (1998-2017)
Matched played: 24
Matches won: 12
Matches lost: 11
Tie: 1
Last result: Lost to India by eight wickets (2017; Oval)
Last five results: Won – 1 ; Lost – 3; Tied – 1
SOUTH AFRICA AT EVERY ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY EDITION
| Year | Result | Most Runs | Most Wickets |
| 1998 | Winner | Jacques Kallis (164) | Jacques Kallis (8) |
| 2000 | Semifinal | Jacques Kallis (93) | Allan Donald (4) |
| 2002 | Semifinal | Herschelle Gibbs (240) | Shaun Pollock (5) |
| 2004 | Group Stage | Herschelle Gibbs (105) | Makhaya Ntini (5) |
| 2006 | Semifinal | Mark Boucher (122) | Makhaya Ntini (8) |
| 2009 | Group Stage | Graeme Smith (206) | Wayne Parnell (11) |
| 2013 | Semifinal | AB de Villiers (138) | Ryan McLaren (8) |
| 2017 | Group Stage | Hashim Amla (154) | Imran Tahir (5) |
Jacques Kallis’ all-round performance powered South Africa to the title in 1998.
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SRIDHARAN N
Jacques Kallis’ all-round performance powered South Africa to the title in 1998.
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SRIDHARAN N
MOST RUNS FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Batter | Mat. | Runs | Avg. | S/R | Highest | 100s/50s |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 653 | 46.64 | 77.46 | 113* | 1/3 |
| Graeme Smith | 12 | 470 | 42.72 | 86.71 | 141 | 1/2 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 10 | 460 | 51.11 | 85.50 | 116* | 3/1 |
| AB de Villiers | 13 | 398 | 33.16 | 85.59 | 70* | 0/3 |
| Hashim Amla | 9 | 321 | 35.66 | 79.06 | 103 | 1/1 |
MOST WICKETS FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
| Bowler | Mat. | Wickets | Econ. | Avg. | S/R | BBI |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 20 | 4.92 | 26.25 | 31.9 | 5/30 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 16 | 4.35 | 15.50 | 21.3 | 5/21 |
| Shaun Pollock | 11 | 16 | 3.64 | 20.06 | 33.0 | 3/27 |
| Wayne Parnell | 5 | 11 | 6.54 | 25.00 | 22.9 | 5/57 |
| Nicky Boje | 8 | 8 | 4.79 | 30.25 | 37.8 | 3/23 |
South Africa – SQUAD FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch.
SOUTH AFRICA SCHEDULE FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025
- South Africa vs Pakistan – February 21 – Karachi (2:30 PM IST)
- South Africa vs Australia – February 25 – Rawalpindi (2:30 PM IST)
- South Africa vs England – March 1 – Karachi (2:30 PM IST)