In a surprising turn of events, the former South African batting legend AB de Villiers wants to rewind the clock and rediscover his passion for cricket. The batting maestro also expresses his desire to return to competitive cricket. However, de Villiers wants to refrain from competing in professional leagues such as IPL or SA20 ensuring he does not raise false hopes among his fans.

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So what made de Villiers revisit his cricketing gear?

The 40-year-old has been a part of multiple trips to training sessions with his children of late. It is due to these trips his passion for cricket got re-ignited. AB de Villiers further added that his kids have also been exerting pressure on him to play. The South African batting legend last featured in an international fixture for South Africa in March 2018 and has not played competitive cricket since the IPL 2021 season when he announced retirement from all forms of cricket.

During his conversation with journalist Melinda Farrell on Running Between The Wickets show, the 40-year-old made the massive revelation that he could play cricket someday again.

"I might still play cricket one day. No confirmation whatsoever, but I am starting to feel it. My kids are putting me under a bit of pressure, and I feel like I could go to the nets with them. If I enjoy it, maybe I will walk out and play a little bit of casual cricket somewhere again—nothing professional like the IPL or South African tours."

Is a comeback for AB de Villiers on the cards?

De Villiers has offered keen interest in taking up coaching roles and has dropped hints of a potential association with RCB which has yet to materialise. Being a brand ambassador for the third season of SA20, de Villiers has been away from the grand scheme of things in cricket and reportedly spends quality time with his friends and family. 

While there are growing amount of speculation to suggest that de Villiers could restart his professional cricketing career with RCB, de Villiers himself admits that he does not want to be under that kind of pressure again and wants to pursue the game for fun purposes.

"Nothing serious, though. We’re not talking about RCB and the big stuff. I don’t want to feel that pressure again. That’s the thing. So, wherever I go, I will have a bit of fun."

South Africa has announced their squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. SA white ball head coach, Rob Walter has revealed the 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. 

ODI captain Temba Bavuma will lead the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team.

The squad is the same as ICC ODI World Cup 2023, there is the inclusion of Tony de Zorzi, Riyan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder. 

South Africa will return to the stage after being defeated in a recent ICC tournament by T20 WC champion India. 

South Africa Squad: 

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.

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South Africa’s Group Stage Matches

21 February - South Africa vs Afghanistan, Karachi

25 February - South Africa vs Australia, Rawalpindi

1 March - South Africa vs England, Karachi

The ICC Champions Trophy is set to return as Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates will host the ninth edition of the tournament in 2025. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will run between February 19 and March 9. 

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Eight teams will participate

Eight teams will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. These teams are Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan, and England. While the first four teams are in Group A, the other four teams are in Group B. Pakistan are the hosts and defending champions of the tournament. 

At the end of the Group Stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the Semi-finals of the tournament. On March 9, the two Semi-finals winners will face each other in the Final.

Here we are checking the probable complete squads for each ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team.

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Probable squads

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain & wk), Fakhar Zaman/Irfan Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube/Harshit Rana/Khaleel Ahmed

New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Will Young, Mitchell Hay (wk), Mark Chapman, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke, Lockie Ferguson

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Towhid Hridoy, Tamim Iqbal/Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan/Jaker Ali (wk), Mushfiqur Rahman (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.

Australia: Steve Smith (Captain), Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Sean Abbott, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Jhye Richardson, Spencer Johnson, Cooper Connolly

Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Nishan Madushka (wk), Charith Asalanka (Captain), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Dilshan Madushanka, Mohamed Shiraz/Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Wellalage

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fareed Ahmad, Ikram Alikhil, Naveed Zadran.

England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (Captain & wk), Harry Brook, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood

South Africa and Australia have booked their berth for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final which is scheduled to be held on June 11, 2025, at the Lord's Cricket Ground in the UK. While Australia have already made it to the summit once and conquered it too in the process, it is a grand occasion for South Africa as they look to make their maiden WTC final appearance. 

South Africa exceeded everyone's expectations by enduring a dominating run, both at home and overseas. South African head coach Shukri Conrad's presence helped the team immensely and ever since Bavuma took over the captaincy, South Africa went on a roll winning 10 out of 14 Tests whilst remaining undefeated.

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Rabada threatens Australia ahead of the WTC clash

It goes without saying that the WTC final clash between South Africa and Australia will be an absolute box office. The presence of world-class pacers and in-form batters on both sides will make the summit clash all the more enthralling to watch. 

One of the world's renowned pacers Kagiso Rabada will spearhead South Africa's bowling attack in the upcoming WTC final and has warned Cummins and his men to not take them lightly as they have already beaten them before.

“South Africa vs Australia has always been an intense rivalry. We play hard and they are going to come hard at us, and we know that. But we also know how to beat them.”

Throughout countless generations, the rivalry between South Africa and Australia has always been a closely-contested affair. Australia are currently the defending champions and they will leave no stone unturned to secure their second WTC title on the bounce.

How did the two teams make it to the WTC Final?

South Africa and Australia endured enormous hardship in their quest to fulfill their WTC final aspirations. In some instances, they also rode their luck to prevail during nervy times. But when it mattered the most, both teams gave it their all and brought their A-game to the fore to come on top.

South Africa needed one win against Pakistan to go through but a breezy run chase soon turned out to be a nightmare when they were reduced to 99-8 during the second innings at Centurion. Fortunately, Rabada and Jansen came to their rescue and helped South Africa get over the line by a slim margin of two wickets. 

Australia on the other hand, came on top in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy series despite being blown away in Perth. They successfully fended off a one-man army spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah and clinched the series 3-1 to power themselves to second straight WTC final.

South Africa 615 (Rickelton, Bavuma 106, Verreynne 100; Abbas 3-94) and 61 for no loss (Bedingham 47*) defeated Pakistan 194 (Babar 58; Rabada 3-55) and 478 (Masood 145, Babar 81; Rabada 3-115) by ten wickets.

South Africa moved to the WTC final after an easy ten-wicket win against Pakistan, which was their seventh win in a row. The win took about two and a half days, mainly because of good ball throwing, finally getting Pakistan out for 478 in their third round of hitting. Pakistan's leader, Shan Masood, hit 145 runs, helped by Babar Azam's 81, but even with several good hits, they had to bat again after being down by a large amount. South Africa needed just 58 runs to win and easily obtained those in 7.1 rounds.

South Africa complete a comprehensive win in Cape Town to take the series 2-0 👏#WTC25 #SAvPAK 📝: https://t.co/L7gnQUIBxW pic.twitter.com/AP8ME53iOT

— ICC (@ICC) January 6, 2025

However, Pakistan made South Africa wait longer than imagined. When South Africa made Pakistan bat again, being ahead by 421 on Sunday, they thought they would not have to throw many more balls. Instead they threw for 122.1 more rounds. Masood, with 102 overnight, kept hitting well with Babar for a 205 run start.

South Africa felt annoyance that day, particularly with an 88-run partnership. But Keshav Maharaj found a way to break through and South Africa kept taking players out for the rest of the evening. Earlier, Marco Jansen got the night hitter, Khurram Shahzad, out soon and Kagiso Rabada took out Kamran Ghulam. Maharaj threw the ball for almost the entire session, with a break when he changed which side he threw from.

His different speeds and throwing styles, along with a spinning ball, were tough for the hitters to successfully deal with. In theory but not necessarily in fact the ways Maharaj bowled made sense but the wickets came from fast throwing. Let us engage in observing that this outcome, like the next final result, is possibly, but by no means probably, due to Maharaj. Shahzad finished his part but wasn't proficient at staying at the plate for long. A throw from Jansen became higher than he expected, and Shahzad weakly hit the ball to Maharaj who was near third base. Ghulam, not calm, made the men in close look nervous during his time batting. He was actually lucky to still be batting, since he swung hard at a faraway throw from Rabada and the ball flew right through the hands of David Bedingham who was near first base.

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The wicket was always imminent. Kagiso Rabada's growing frustration from his lack of wickets and general indiscipline—having bowled another four no-balls this morning—was evident. Just after overstepping, he bowled a beauty that nipped back off the seam into Kamran Ghulam, cleanly bowled him out off middle and off stumps. It was a fitting way to bring up his 50th Test wicket at Newlands, and the roar that followed highlighted how much it meant to him. Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood made South Africa work hard for every wicket, but the hosts could have had one more before lunch. Kwena Maphaka bowled a lovely delivery that squared up Shakeel and hit his pad, but South Africa chose not to review it. Hawk-Eye later revealed the ball would have hit leg stump.

Maphaka then ended Masood's long vigil at the crease with a delivery that shaped away off the seam and kept low, hitting the batter's front pad. Umpire Nitin Menon thought it was missing off stump, but when South Africa reviewed, Hawk-Eye confirmed it was hitting, leading to a furious response from Masood. His protests continued as he slowly walked off the field and into the dressing room. This marked a strong start for South Africa after lunch. Shakeel was dismissed shortly after the resumption in similar fashion to the first innings: caught in the slips off a drive at Rabada. With Masood gone, there was a looming threat that Pakistan might collapse, as they have done recently.

Six years ago, at the same ground, Pakistan's third innings ended on the third evening, with South Africa needing just 41 runs to secure the series victory. The game concluded on the fourth morning after stumps were called.

Player of the match: Ryan Rickelton

Player of the series: Marco Jansen

This time, however, the South African openers ensured the match didn’t stretch into the next day. David Bedingham provided a quick boost with a scintillating unbeaten knock of 47 off 30 balls. His efforts helped South Africa wrap up the win in just 43 balls, making what had been a long wait in the field culminate in a routine and efficient victory.

Babar Azam vs. Wiaan Mulder: High Drama in Pakistan vs. South Africa Clash

In the ongoing match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, star batter Babar Azam has hogged the limelight. The incident that caught everyone's attention was Babar losing his cool on Wiaan Mulder, who hit him with the ball out of frustration. This dramatic moment added spice to a day already filled with riveting cricket.

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The Context

It was a roller-coaster day for Babar Azam and Pakistan. Despite Babar’s heroics, Pakistan struggled in their first innings, tumbling for just 194 runs. South Africa enforced the follow-on, putting Pakistan under immense pressure. However, Babar and Shan Masood had other plans, as the duo stitched a remarkable 150-run opening stand in the second innings, frustrating the Proteas.

The Agressive Side Of Babar Azam ❤️‍🩹🔥.#BabarAzam #SAvsPAK #PAKvSA #PakistanCricket #Babar #SAvsPAK pic.twitter.com/eRME0Hn20C

— Babarology 56 🇵🇸 (@HaroonRaso94849) January 5, 2025

The Heated Moment

As tensions mounted, Wiaan Mulder’s frustration boiled over. Spotting Babar out of the crease, Mulder threw the ball directly at him during his over. The ball hit Babar, and the usually composed batter lost his temper. He pointed to the stumps to remind Mulder of the game’s spirit and even came face to face with the bowler, delivering a verbal retort. This fiery exchange became the talking point of the day, showcasing the high-pressure environment both teams were operating in.

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— rohitkohlirocks@123@ (@21OneTwo34) January 5, 2025

Babar Azam’s Brilliance

Despite the heated moment, it was a day to remember for Babar Azam fans. The Pakistan skipper slammed twin fifties on the same day, marking a remarkable comeback after a lean patch of 19 innings without a half-century. With three fifties in his last three innings, Babar is rediscovering his best form, much to the delight of his supporters.

Match Situation

By the end of the day, Pakistan were 155/0 in their second innings, making South Africa pay for enforcing the follow-on. Babar and Masood’s partnership has given Pakistan a fighting chance, and the Proteas will need to regroup to break this stand.

India's team felt no great happiness out of the ICC World Test Championship because they couldn't make it to the final. They ended their run in a disappointment, losing the fifth test to Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Australia kept the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by taking the series 3-1. For the first time in ten years, India had to watch the trophy go to someone else in this manner.

Australia won in Sydney and made it to the WTC final again. Now, they will have a match against South Africa at Lord's Cricket Ground, from July 11 to 15, 2025. They are preparing for an important game against South Africa. Beating India in the 2023 WTC final at The Oval with Pat Cummins as their leader shows Australia has been doing great during the time.

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After beating India, Australia moved up in the WTC standings, going from a points percentage of 61.45% to 63.72%, ensuring they stayed in first place. Afterward, India's points percentage dropped to 50.00% from 52.77%, which put them in third place, even though they've lost eight times in the current WTC cycle. Especially after not doing well lately, India's chances to make it to their third straight WTC final are completely spoiled.This terrible series for them included getting swept 0-3 by New Zealand at their own location last November and facing six more losses right after that.

Australia and South Africa are going to have a strikingly large first neutral Test match at Lord's in the WTC final. When it comes to their past games in Test cricket, Australia boasts more wins with 54, while South Africa has won 26 times. The match at the famous ground is turning into a very exciting battle between these two top cricket teams.Everyone's excited because Australia is extremely strong and South Africa won't back down, making the end of the WTC very exciting. They're going to face off at Lord's and both want to seal a historic win, which means cricket fans everywhere should expect something very exciting.

Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table

• (Q) - Qualified for the final
• (E) - Eliminated from the final race
• PCT - Points Percentage

Ryan Rickelton Ends Nine-Year Wait for South Africa with Double Ton Against Pakistan

Ryan Rickelton from South Africa made cricket history by hitting over 200 runs in a Test match. It's been nine years since anyone else from South Africa did that. On Saturday, in the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town, his amazing score of 202 runs from 266 balls really helped improve the Proteas' game. Rickelton was a key player in giving his team a strong advantage.

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Breaking a Nine-Year Drought

Resuming at an unbeaten 176 on Day 2, Rickelton hit a double century early, making the Cape Town crowd extremely happy. The performance was top-notch, demonstrating his patience and precision with 25 boundaries and also a hit over the boundary. With Rickelton's milestone, South Africa hadn't seen a double century in Test cricket since Hashim Amla did it in 2016.

The Proteas weren't doing particularly well at the start, losing three of their players Aiden Markram with 17 runs, Wiaan Mulder for just 5, and Tristan Stubbs out without obtaining for a total of 71 runs very early, by the 7th over. Mohammad Abbas and Salman Ali Agha from Pakistan were very successful in their method, taking the Proteas' players out fast.

But then, things took a major turn. Rickelton, who was just starting out, teamed up with the team captain, Temba Bavuma. Together, they started scoring many runs, achieving up a whopping 235 runs between them for the fourth wicket. This duo completely changed the game. During their partnership, Bavuma was an issue, altogether and chalked up his fourth test century, demonstrating how tough he could be.Their hard work paid off, making fully sure South Africa shot back into a strong position in the tournament. Even after Bavuma had to head out just before Day 1 was coming to an end, it didn't slow them down at all. The team finished the day looking very good with a score of 316-4.

First Test Hundred in 2025 - Ryan Rickelton.

First Test Double Hundred in 2025 - Ryan Rickelton.

What a remarkable start to the New Year Test, Incredible innings, dominating WTC cycle for South Africa 🙇🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/mVu924Putn

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 4, 2025

Day 2 Highlights

Rickelton and David Bedingham started batting again for South Africa. Rickelton obtained a strikingly large double century but Bedingham only got five runs before Mohammad Abbas got him out. By the morning break, the team obtained 370-5 after playing 95 overs, keeping their approach very powerful.Pakistan's bowlers, including the returning Mir Hamza and debutant Aamir Jamal, struggled to make breakthroughs. Both bowlers delivered long spells without success, leaving Pakistan to toil under the sun.

A Stellar Year for Rickelton

Since hitting the cricket scene in 2022, Rickelton has been joining it. He secured his first Test century in a match against Sri Lanka in December. Now, he's just played an amazing game against Pakistan. Rickelton's been solid as a top-order batter, adapting to any difficult pitch or bowler set forth. This makes him vitally key to South Africa's team.Adding to his accolades, Rickelton was picked by the Mumbai Indians for ₹1 crore during the IPL auction in November, reflecting his growing stature in world cricket.

Ryan Rickelton Scores Maiden Test Century Against Pakistan in 2025

Ryan Rickelton secured his first Test century on January 3, 2025, while he was playing against Pakistan in the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town. Scoring large in this game proved to everyone that he's a stable and calm batsman capable of dealing with major game stress. The score is very important in his cricket career. Ryan Rickelton secured his first Test century on January 3, 2025, while going, currently, facing Pakistan in the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town.

Scoring big in this game proved to everyone that he's a stable and relaxed batsman capable of dealing with important game stress. The score is very important in his cricket career. Ryan Rickelton secured his first Test century on January 3, 2025, while currently facing Pakistan in the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town. Scoring major in this game proved to everyone that he's a stable and reliable batsman capable of dealing with intense game stress.

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The score is very important in his cricket career.

The Build-Up: South Africa's Batting Struggles

South Africa chose to bat first after winning the toss on a bouncy pitch at Newlands but it turned out to be a tough call. Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton had a good start as openers, putting up 61 runs together, until Markram was sent out by a strong ball from Pakistan's fast bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, scoring only 17.

South Africa was in a tough spot, 72 for 3 at lunch, because their middle-order couldn't handle the pressure and fell apart. Wiaan Mulder, batting at number three, had a rough time with the Pakistani bowlers and nicked out after making only 5 runs. After losing wickets quickly, there was a significant quotient of pressure on the South African team.Now, everyone is hoping Rickelton can save the innings.

HUNDRED FOR RYAN RICKELTON...!!!! 🙇

- 2nd Test Hundred for Rickelton, fantastic Knock, South Africa dominating in this WTC Cycle. pic.twitter.com/fCVFYTmIBZ

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 3, 2025

Rickelton's Resilience: A Century to Remember

After holding a lunch, Rickelton returned to the field, calm and ready to go. He's understood a strong way of playing that lets him remain placid, even when things start off somewhat rough. He wasn't at all shaken by the tough Pakistani bowlers, facing them with a significant quotient of guts. Rickelton is tough to get out because he's really proficient at not going after balls that aren't worth it, and can hit the ball perfectly, whether it's approaching toward him fast or with spin.

Rickelton and captain Temba Bavuma, along with the middle-order, really worked together nicely as the day progressed. Even though Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Abbas from Pakistan were making things difficult, Rickelton stayed calm. He took his time, played it safe, and gradually kept obtaining more.

Rickelton finally hit 100 runs after 173 balls during the post-tea session, and this made both his team and the fans from South Africa extremely happy. The way he played, showing quality, skill, and toughness, was very noticeable in his innings. By reaching his century, Rickelton didn't simply hit a personal goal he also gave South Africa the solid performance they really needed, which they hadn't had earlier that day.

The 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler Kwena Maphaka is set to make his Test debut in the second or last Test of the home series against Pakistan at Cape Town, starting on Friday (January 3).

South Africa have already advanced to the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship Final, while they won the thrilling Test series opener by two wickets at Centurion. 

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South African playing XI replacement for the Cape Town Test

South Africa have made three changes in the playing XI for the Cape Town Test, where the teenage Maphaka is set to replace Dane Paterson, who claimed a fifer in the first innings of the latest Centurion Test. The other changes will be Wiaan Mulder replacing injured opener Tony de Zorzi and injury-recovered Keshav Maharaj replacing seamer Corbin Bosch.

Kwena Maphaka has impressed in his early career

In the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024, Maphaka won the Player of the Tournament award after finishing the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets. In the IPL 2024, Maphaka made his IPL debut and played two games for Mumbai Indians, where he picked up one wicket.

Maphaka has already played two ODIs and five T20Is, where the left-arm fast bowler has taken five and three wickets, respectively. He made his T20I debut when South Africa toured the West Indies last August and his ODI debut during the latest home ODI series against Pakistan. At the age of 18 years and 137 days, he became the youngest South African to make an international cricket debut. 

Maphaka has played three first-class matches, where he delivered 60.5 overs and picked up 13 wickets. As most of the regular Proteas fast bowlers are injured, the teenage fast bowler has a great chance to show his talent in world cricket at an early age.

South African playing XI for the Cape Town Test

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(WK), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka