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Top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in Champions Trophy 2025 

Check out the top 3 South Africa players to watch in the Champions Trophy 2025. South Africa were the first team to win the Champions Trophy in 1998 when it was called the Knockout trophy. Hansie Cronje and his side won the title by beating West Indies in the finals as Jacques Kallis picked 5/30 to swing the tide in his team’s favor. 

Temba Bavuma has been slowly rebuilding South Africa with his amazing captaincy and has already booked his team’s spot in the WTC finals. Proteas will get their first taste of global action when they take part in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament. The rainbow nation will be looking to put the heartbreak of the T20 World Cup final loss behind and bring their second ICC title home.

Here are the top 3 South Africa players to watch out from ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

1. Keshav Maharaj

Top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in Champions Trophy 2025 
Keshav Maharaj

One of the best spinners in cricket currently and a lethal bowler in the white-ball format, Keshav Maharaj will be a key figure for South Africa. The 35-year-old has played just 44 ODI matches for his national team and picked 55 wickets. His economy rate of 4.5 runs per over sheds light on why Maharaj is a difficult bowler to face. Temba Bavuma will hope that Maharaj can do well in the spin friendly tracks of Pakistan and use his natural variations to take wickets and become the leading bowler for South Africa.

2. Kagiso Rabada

Top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in Champions Trophy 2025 
Kagiso Rabada

At the age of 29, Rabada is already knocking the door of all time greatness with his speed and wicket taking abilities. Rabada has been a huge threat across formats in the last few months for South Africa. The 29-year-old has already picked 162 wickets from 103 matches with two fifers. His best of 6/16 came on his ODI Debut in 2015 versus Bangladesh. If South Africa has to win the title then Kagiso Rabada has to be at his best during the tournament.

3. Aiden Markram 

Top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in Champions Trophy 2025 
Aiden Markram

After the retirements of some huge names, the onus of leading the batting unit will fall on Aiden Markram. The 30-year-old has played 74 ODI games and scored 2288 runs with an average of 36 with three tons and 11 half-centuries. Markram showed his talents with the bat when he scored a blazing ton against Sri Lanka during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Counted as one of the best batters in the current South African side, Markram can play the anchor role as well as attack the bowlers when the need arises. The 30-year-old is also a handy bowler having picked 20 wickets in the ODI format so far. 

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