South Africa men's national cricket team
| South Africa | |
|---|---|
The South African team at The Oval in August 2008. | |
| Test status granted | 1889 |
| First Test match | v England at Port Elizabeth, March 1889 |
| Captain | Temba Bavuma(Test) Temba Bavuma (ODI) Aiden Markram (Twenty20) |
| Coach | Mark Boucher |
| Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 3rd (Test) 5th (ODI) 4th (T20) [1] |
| Test matches – This year | 475 5 |
| Last Test match | {{{most recent test match}}} |
| Wins/losses – This year | 188/161[1] {{{win/loss record this year}}} |
| As of 15 December 2019 | |
The South African national cricket team, nicknamed the Proteas, represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administered by Cricket South Africa.
South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This means they can play Test matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
As of 12 September 2025, the South African team has played 475 Test matches, winning 188 (40%), losing 161 (34%) and drawing 126 (27%) of its games.[2] They have also played 692 ODI Matches, winning 419 (60.5%), losing 246 (35.5%), drawing 6 (0.9%) and getting a "No Result" in 21 (3.0%) of its games.[3]
On 28 August 2012 South Africa became the first team to be ranked number 1 in all three formats of the game.
South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship for the first time in 2025.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary | Cricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Results summary in ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ Cruickshank, Vaughan (10 June 2025). "What is cricket's World Test Championship and how did Australia qualify for the final?". doi.org. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ icc (14 June 2025). "South Africa seal historic ICC World Test Championship triumph". icc. Retrieved 4 September 2025.