WCL 2025: Predicting South Africa XI for match 9

South Africa Champions will face Pakistan Champions in the 9th match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 on Friday, July 25, at the Grace Road in Leicester. South Africa won their first two games of the season and is in first place in the points tally.

Their first game against the West Indies Champions ended in a tie and South Africa won the bowl-out. South Africa won the second game against India Champions by 88 runs by the DLS method. AB de Villiers remained unbeaten on 61 runs off 30 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award.

Let’s look at the probable playing XI of the South Africa Champions XI for the 9th match of the WCL 2025 – 

Top Order:  

Hashim Amla missed the last game against England but might make a comeback in the playing 11. He is likely to open the innings with Jacques Rudolph. Sarel Erwee might be there at No.3. Amla scored 37 runs in the first two games at a strike rate of 100. Erwee made 42 runs in the first two matches of the season.

Middle Order:  

AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, and Wayne Parnell are likely to be there in the middle order. de Villiers was the best batter for South Africa in the last game and might play a crucial role in this upcoming game. Duminy made 42 runs in the first two games, while Parnell picked two wickets in the first two matches.

Lower Middle Order:  

JJ Smuts and Morne van Wyk are likely to be there in the lower middle order for South Africa. Smuts scored 34 runs and one wicket in the first two games. van Wyk, the wicketkeeper-batter scored 18 runs in the first two outings.

Bowlers:  

Hardus Viljoen, Duanne Olivier, and Aaron Phangiso are likely to be the three bowlers in playing 11. Viljoen and Olivier took two wickets each in the first two games. Phangiso has been one of the best bowlers for the Proteas and picked five wickets in two matches.