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The South Africa national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket. There have been nine editions of the T20 World Cup and South Africa has participated in every edition. They have finished as the runners up of the tournament once in 2024, and also have been semi-finalists in two editions (2009, 2014). They have an overall win–loss record of 32–16 from 49 matches. South Africa hosted he inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.

They are yet to win a title although they came close after reaching the final in 2024, but ended up being runners-up after losing to India national cricket team.

T20 World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Captain
2007	Super 8	5/12	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	Graeme Smith
2009	Semi-final	3/12	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	Graeme Smith
2010	Super 8	6/12	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	Graeme Smith
2012		8/12	5	2	3	0	2	0	0	AB de Villiers
2014	Semi-final	4/16	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	Faf du Plessis
2016	Super 10	6/16	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	Faf du Plessis
2021	Super 12	5/16	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	Temba Bavuma
2022	Super 12	6/16	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	Temba Bavuma
2024	Runners-up	2/20	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	Aiden Markram
2026	Qualified
Total	0 titles	9/9	49	32	16	0	0	1	0	—

1. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	100	2010
Australia	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2012
Bangladesh	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	100	2007
England	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	71.43	2007
India	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	28.57	2007
Nepal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2024
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	66.67	2014
New Zealand	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	100	2007
Pakistan	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	2009
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2009
Sri Lanka	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	80.00	2012
United States	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2024
West Indies	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	80.00	2007
Zimbabwe	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	100	2012
Total	49	32	16	0	0	1	0	65.31	-
Source: Last Updated: 17 June 2024

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

Squad

• Graeme Smith (c)
• Mark Boucher (wk)
• AB de Villiers (wk)
• Shaun Pollock
• Makhaya Ntini
• Andre Nel
• Thandi Tshabalala
• Morne Morkel
• Albie Morkel
• Justin Kemp
• Johan van der Wath
• Vernon Philander
• Herschelle Gibbs
• JP Duminy
• Gulam Bodi

Results

Group stage (Group A)			Super 8s (Group E)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
West Indies W by 8 wickets	Bangladesh W by 7 wickets	1	England W by 19 runs	New Zealand W by 6 wickets	India L by 37 runs	3	Did not advance		Super 8s
Source: ESPNcricinfo

England 2009

Squad

• Graeme Smith (c)
• Mark Boucher (wk)
• AB de Villiers (wk)
• Herschelle Gibbs
• Johan Botha
• JP Duminy
• Jacques Kallis
• Albie Morkel
• Justin Ontong
• Roelof van der Merwe
• Yusuf Abdulla
• Morne Morkel
• Wayne Parnell
• Robin Peterson
• Dale Steyn

Results

Group stage (Group D)			Super 8s (Group E)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Scotland W by 130 runs	New Zealand W by 1 run	1	England W by 7 wickets	West Indies W by 20 runs	India W by 12 runs	1	Pakistan L by 7 runs	Did not advance	Semi finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

West Indies 2010

Squad

• Graeme Smith (c)
• Jacques Kallis
• Loots Bosman
• Johan Botha
• Mark Boucher (wk)
• AB de Villiers (wk)
• JP Duminy
• Herschelle Gibbs
• Charl Langeveldt
• Rory Kleinveldt
• Albie Morkel
• Morne Morkel
• Dale Steyn
• Rusty Theron
• Roelof van der Merwe

Results

Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s (Group E)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
India L by 14 runs	Afghanistan W by 59 runs	2	New Zealand W by 13 runs	England L by 39 runs	Pakistan L by 11 runs	4	Did not advance		Super 8s
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad

• AB de Villiers (c, wk)
• Hashim Amla (vc)
• Faf du Plessis
• Richard Levi
• JP Duminy
• Jacques Kallis
• Albie Morkel
• Justin Ontong
• Farhaan Behardien
• Johan Botha
• Morne Morkel
• Wayne Parnell
• Robin Peterson
• Dale Steyn
• Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Results

Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s (Group F)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zimbabwe W by 10 wickets	Sri Lanka W by 32 runs	2	Pakistan Lby 2 wickets	Australia L by 8 wickets	India L by 1 run	4	Did not advance		Super 8s
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Bangladesh 2014

Squad

• Faf du Plessis (c)
• Hashim Amla
• AB de Villiers (wk)
• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• David Miller
• JP Duminy
• Albie Morkel
• Farhaan Behardien
• Imran Tahir
• Wayne Parnell
• Dale Steyn
• Lonwabo Tsotsobe
• Aaron Phangiso
• Morne Morkel
• Beuran Hendricks

Results

Super 10 (Group 1)					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sri Lanka L by 5 runs	New Zealand W by 2 runs	Netherlands W by 6 runs	England W by 3 runs	2	India L by 6 wickets	Did not advance	Semi finals
Source: ESPNcricinfo

India 2016

Squad

• Faf du Plessis (c)
• Hashim Amla
• AB de Villiers (wk)
• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• David Miller
• JP Duminy
• Farhaan Behardien
• Chris Morris
• David Wiese
• Imran Tahir
• Aaron Phangiso
• Kyle Abbott
• Kagiso Rabada
• Dale Steyn
• Rilee Rossouw

Results

Super 10 (Group 2)					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
England L by 2 wickets	Afghanistan W by 37 runs	West Indies L by 3 wickets	Sri Lanka W by 8 wickets	3	Did not advance		Super 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad

• Temba Bavuma (c)
• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• Reeza Hendricks
• Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
• David Miller
• Rassie van der Dussen
• Aiden Markram
• Wiaan Mulder
• Dwaine Pretorius
• Bjorn Fortuin
• Keshav Maharaj
• Lungi Ngidi
• Anrich Nortje
• Kagiso Rabada
• Tabraiz Shamsi

Results

Super 12 (Group 1)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Australia L by 5 wickets	West Indies W by 8 wickets	Sri Lanka W by 4 wickets	Bangladesh W by 6 wickets	England W by 10 runs	3	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Australia 2022

Squad

• Temba Bavuma (c)
• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• Reeza Hendricks
• Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
• David Miller
• Aiden Markram
• Rilee Rossouw
• Marco Jansen
• Wayne Parnell
• Keshav Maharaj
• Lungi Ngidi
• Anrich Nortje
• Kagiso Rabada
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Tristan Stubbs

Results

Super 12 (Group 2)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zimbabwe No result	Bangladesh W by 104 runs	India W by 5 wickets	Pakistan L by 33 runs (DLS)	Netherlands L by 13 runs	3	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad

• Aiden Markram (c)
• Ottniel Baartman
• Gerald Coetzee
• Quinton de Kock (wk)
• Bjorn Fortuin
• Reeza Hendricks
• Marco Jansen
• Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
• Keshav Maharaj
• David Miller
• Anrich Nortje
• Kagiso Rabada
• Ryan Rickelton (wk)
• Tabraiz Shamsi
• Tristan Stubbs

2024 kit

Results

Group stage (Group C)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank		Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sri Lanka W by 6 wickets	Netherlands W by 4 wickets	Bangladesh W by 4 runs	Nepal W by 1 run	1	United States W by 18 runs	England W by 7 runs	West Indies W by 3 wickets (DLS)	1	Afghanistan W by 9 wickets	England L by 7 runs	Runners-up
Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

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South Africa squads at the T20 World Cups
v t e South Africa squad – 2024 Men's T20 World Cup runners-up 4 Markram (c) 10 Miller 12 de Kock (wk) 16 Maharaj 17 Hendricks 18 Baartman 20 Nortje 25 Rabada 26 Shamsi 30 Stubbs (wk) 44 Rickelton 45 Klaasen (wk) 62 Coetzee 70 Jansen 77 Fortuin Coach: Rob Walter Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi as travelling reserves for the team.

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