South Africa team announced for Champions Trophy: Nortje-Ngidi returns to the team; 10 out of 15 players are members of 2023 ODI World Cup

Temba Bavuma has been selected as the captain of the South Africa team for the Champions Trophy.

Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi have been selected in South Africa’s ODI squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy after missing the entire domestic international season due to injury. Nortje was out with a broken leg, while Ngidi had a groin injury. Nortje played his last international match on June 29 in a T-20 match against India. Ngidi played his last international match on 7 October in the ODI match against Ireland.

Lungi Ngidi has returned to domestic cricket from South Africa T20.

10 players who have played 2023 World Cup The 15-member team is led by Temba Bavuma and includes 10 players who were members of the team that reached the semi-finals in the 2023 World Cup in India. Wiaan Mulder, Tony De Jorzi and Ryan Rickleton will be playing their first senior ICC event. South Africa group league match Pakistan South Africa are in Group B of the Champions Trophy and will open their campaign against Afghanistan on February 21 in Karachi. They will then play Australia in Rawalpindi on February 25 and their final group game will be against England on March 1. This match will be played in Karachi. South Africa became champion 27 years ago South Africa had won the Champions Trophy title 27 years ago. This tournament started for the first time in 1998 and South Africa became the winner in it. This tournament was organized in Bangladesh and South Africa won the trophy by defeating West Indies in the final. In that match, West Indies team was able to score 245 runs and South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs.

South Africa’s Champions Trophy team Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorzi, 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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