# South Africa at the Men's T20 World Cup

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 the 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

Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals
* Host
| 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 | Super 8 | 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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 0 titles | 9/9 | 49 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
* ↑ 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) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | 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) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Super 8 | 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 | Overall 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 |||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Team records
#### Highest innings totals

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 229/4 (20 overs) | England | Mumbai | 2016 |
| 211/5 (20 overs) | Scotland | The Oval | 2009 |
| 209/5 (20 overs) | Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2016 |
| 208/2 (17.4 overs) | West Indies | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 205/5 (20 overs) | Bangladesh | Sydney | 2022 |
| Last updated: 29 June 2024 ||||

### Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup.
| Matches | Player | Period |
| 30 | AB de Villiers | 2007-2016 |
| 27 | Quinton de Kock | 2014-2024 |
| 27 | David Miller | 2014-2024 |
| 25 | JP Duminy | 2007-2016 |
| 25 | Albie Morkel | 2007-2014 |
| 23 | Dale Steyn | 2009-2016 |
| Last updated: 29 June 2024 |||

### Batting statistics
#### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
| 717 | AB de Villiers | 30 | 29 | 79* | 29.87 | — | 5 | 2007–2016 |
| 653 | Quinton de Kock | 27 | 27 | 74 | 25.11 | — | 4 | 2014–2024 |
| 568 | JP Duminy | 25 | 23 | 86* | 40.57 | — | 2 | 2007–2016 |
| 433 | Jacques Kallis | 15 | 13 | 73 | 36.08 | — | 3 | 2009–2012 |
| 423 | David Miller | 27 | 22 | 59* | 30.21 | — | 2 | 2014–2024 |
| Last updated: 29 June 2024 |||||||||

#### Highest partnerships

| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 168 (2nd wicket) | Rilee Rossouw (96) & Quinton de Kock (63) | v Bangladesh | Sydney | 2022 |
| 120* (3rd wicket) | Justin Kemp (46*) & Herschelle Gibbs (63*) | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 110 (2nd wicket) | Quinton de Kock (70) & Aiden Markram (36) | v United States | North Sound | 2024 |
| 103* (3rd wicket) | Rassie van der Dussen (49) & Aiden Markram (52) | v England | Sharjah | 2021 |
| 97 (2nd wicket) | Graeme Smith (36) & Jacques Kallis (59) | v India | Gros Islet | 2010 |
| Last updated: 29 June 2024 |||||

### Bowling statistics
#### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
| 35 | Anrich Nortje | 19 | 11.40 | 5.55 | 4/7 | 3 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| 30 | Dale Steyn | 23 | 19.30 | 6.96 | 4/17 | 1 | 0 | 2009–2016 |
| 28 | Kagiso Rabada | 22 | 22.35 | 8.06 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
| 24 | Morne Morkel | 17 | 18.83 | 7.21 | 4/17 | 2 | 0 | 2007–2014 |
| 23 | Tabraiz Shamsi | 12 | 13.26 | 6.95 | 4/19 | 1 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| Last updated: 29 June 2024 |||||||||