BREAKING: Bavuma to lead Proteas at T20 World Cup

The 2022 T20 World Cup tournament begins on October 16 when the First Round teams do battle, with the final set to be held at the MCG on November 13 as the Proteas go in search of a historic ICC world title.

The South African team has certainly shown some encouraging signs of late as the likes of Rilee Rossouw and Tristan Stubbs have added firepower to the batting lineup, while Tabraiz Shamsi and Lungi Ngidi are world-class bowlers in this format of the game.

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On Tuesday, Cricket South Africa officially unveiled the Proteas squad for the World Cup, with Temba Bavuma named to lead the side after recovering from a serious elbow injury.

The 15-player squad and three travelling reserves will also make the trip to India ahead of the tournament for the three-match T20I series later this month.

White-ball captain Temba Bavuma will make his return to the national fold after demonstrating a full recovery from a left elbow injury suffered in the T20I series against India in June.

Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out of the tournament due to a fracture of his left index finger that he sustained during the second Test against England in Manchester. He will require surgery and is expected to take up to at least six weeks to recover.

All 15 players are capped, with 22-year-old Tristan Stubbs receiving his maiden World Cup call up following an impressive outing in the recent T20I series against England. Other notable selections include Rilee Rossouw and Wayne Parnell, with the selectors naming three travelling reserves in Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jasen and Andile Phehlukwayo.

The squad departs for India on 23 September.

Proteas squad:

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South Africa Group Stage Itinerary – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 Monday, 24 October – 19:00 (10:00 SAST)

South Africa vs Qualifier B1 – Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Thursday, 27 October – 14:00 (05:00 SAST)

South Africa vs Bangladesh – SCG, Sydney

Sunday, 30 October – 19:00 (13:00 SAST)

India vs South Africa – Perth Stadium, Perth

Thursday, 03 November – 19:00 (10:00 SAST)

Pakistan vs South Africa – SCG, Sydney

Sunday, 06 November – 10:30 (02:00 SAST)

South Africa vs Qualifier A2 – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Semi-finals

First semi-final
Wednesday, 9 November – 19:00 (10:00 SAST) TBD vs TBD – SCG, Sydney

Second semi-final
Thursday, 10 November – 18:30 (10:00 SAST) TBD vs TBD Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Final
Sunday, 13 November – 19:00 (10:00 SAST) TBD vs TBD – MCG, Melbourne

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Here are all the squads announced so far for this year’s tournament:

Super 12 Group 1

Afghanistan: Yet to be announced

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Pat Cummins (vc), Ashton Agar, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. 

Travelling reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills.

New Zealand: Yet to be announced

Super 12 Group B

Bangladesh: Yet to be announced

India: Yet to be announced

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First Round Group A

Namibia: Yet to be announced

Netherlands: Yet to be announced

Sri Lanka: Yet to be announced

United Arab Emirates: Yet to be announced

First Round Group B

Ireland: Yet to be announced

Scotland: Yet to be announced

West Indies: Yet to be announced

Zimbabwe: Yet to be announced