South Africa won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in its opening Group B game of the Champions Trophy.

Temba Bavuma-led South Africa will look to defy the odds as the Proteas look to claim their first ICC Men's silverware since 1998 as they embark on the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and UAE.

The former world champions also have only one spinner in their line-up — Rashid, and will be hoping that Livingstone will support him with his mixed bag. Strength: After India, South Africa ...

Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Prem Panicker and Faisal Shariff discuss how team dynamics and selection choices will play a crucial role in the Champions Trophy. How will India's balanced squad ...

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy - live on Sky Sports from February 19 to March 9 - we look at the sides in Group B: England, Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan. Adil Rashid. Potentially the ...

The 1998 Champions Trophy (then ICC KnockOut Trophy) champions, South Africa will head into the 2025 tournament with a high team morale with their recent T20 World Cup and World Test Championship ...

and he'll hope South Africa have the attack to back that up. Keep a special eye on Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi, who were part of the matches in the tri-series leading up to the Champions Trophy ...

Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy from Group B along with ...

India have been handed a setback as Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy. Australia, hit the hardest, will miss key players like Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. South Africa and ...

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South Africa have lost six ODIs in a row ahead of the Champions Trophy. Their longest losing streak is ten matches. In a word: poor. Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, South Africa have won only five ...