South Africa head into the World Cup with out key pacers Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala who have been dominated out of the event because of accidents. However, the Temba Bavuma-led facet appeared to have picked up the tempo on the proper time. Last month, the Proteas defeated Australia 3-2 after being 2-0 down in a current ODI sequence, successful the final three matches by greater than 100 runs every time. Proteas will play their World Cup opening match towards Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and Bavuma is more likely to return in time for this conflict.

Cricket World Cup factfile on South Africa:

WORLD RANKING

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MATCH SCHEDULE (IST)

Oct 07: v Sri Lanka at New Delhi (2 PM)

Oct 12: v Australia at Kucknow (2 PM)

Oct 17: v Netherlanda at Dharamsala (2 PM)

Oct 21: v England at Mumbai (2 PM)

Oct 24: v Bangladesh at Mumbai (2 PM)

Oct 27: v Pakistan at Chennai (2 PM)

Nov 01: v New Zealand at Pune (2 PM)

Nov 05: v India at Kolkata (2 PM)

Nov 10: v Afghanistan at Ahmedabad (2 PM)

SQUAD

Temba Bavuma (captain), 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 rating 178; common 44.75; Hundreds 17; Fifties 30

LEADING WICKET-TAKER IN SQUAD

Kagiso Rabada: 144 wickets; greatest bowling 6-16; common 27.75

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES

1975: Banned from worldwide cricket

1979: Banned from worldwide cricket

1983: Banned from worldwide cricket

1987: Banned from worldwide 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 group defeated Australia 3-2