What you need to know about the Proteas heading into the 50-over global showpiece in India.

World ranking: 4

Match schedule
7 Oct: vs Sri Lanka, New Delhi
12 Oct: vs Australia, Lucknow
17 Oct: vs Netherlanda, Dharamsala
21 Oct: vs England, Mumbai
24 Oct: vs Bangladesh, Mumbai
27 Oct: vs Pakistan, Chennai
1 Nov: vs New Zealand, Pune
5 Nov: vs India, Kolkata
10 Nov: vs Afghanistan, Ahmedabad
Full schedule

Squad
Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.

Leading run-scorer in squad
Quinton de Kock
6,176 runs
Highest score: 178
Average: 44.75
Hundreds: 17
Fifties: 30

Leading wicket-taker in squad
Kagiso Rabada
144 wickets
Best bowling: 6-16
Average: 27.75

World Cup record
1975: Banned from international cricket
1979: Banned from international cricket
1983: Banned from international cricket
1987: Banned from international cricket
1992: Semi-finals
1996: Quarter-finals
1999: Semi-finals
2003: Group stage
2007: Semi-finals
2011: Quarter-finals
2015: Semi-finals
2019: Group stage

What the captain says
“The confidence that we have gained from this series is something which we can’t lose. I was talking to the bowlers and they said it was the best kind of preparation that we can have, bowling in pressure situations.” – Temba Bavuma after his team defeated Australia 3-2 after being 2-0 down in a recent ODI series, winning the last three matches by more than 100 runs each time.

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