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South Africa Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

South Africa v Bangladesh, Sun 15 Nov, 08:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated , after the Australia game

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1 Aiden Markram South Africa Aiden Markram Batter, batted 1 79 147 balls 2 Marques Ackerman South Africa Marques Ackerman Batter, batted 2 157 174 balls 3 David Bedingham South Africa David Bedingham Keeper, batted 3 61 96 balls 4 Temba Bavuma South Africa Temba Bavuma Batter, batted 4 35 118 balls 5 Matthew Breetzke South Africa Matthew Breetzke Batter, batted 5 45 133 balls 6 Ryan Rickelton South Africa Ryan Rickelton Keeper, batted 6 143 302 balls 7 Wiaan Mulder South Africa Wiaan Mulder All-rounder, batted 7 115 223 balls 8 Marco Jansen South Africa Marco Jansen All-rounder, batted 8 52 79 balls 9 Simon Harmer South Africa Simon Harmer Bowler, batted 9 1 10 balls 10 Gerald Coetzee South Africa Gerald Coetzee All-rounder, batted 10 1 7 balls 11 Kagiso Rabada South Africa Kagiso Rabada Bowler, batted 11 2 16 balls 12 Corbin Bosch South Africa Corbin Bosch All-rounder Did not bat
Last Test: South Africa won by 176 runs, 27 Oct 2026. The scorecard →

South Africa Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Aiden Markram 10 73.9 57.6 -
2Ryan Rickelton 3 94.3 72.8 T. de Zorzi (3), D. Elgar (2)
3David Bedingham 3 52.0 65.5 R. Rickelton (2), W. Mulder (2)
4Temba Bavuma 5 100.6 47.5 T. Stubbs (4), K. Petersen (1)
5Temba Bavuma 3 107.0 57.7 D. Bedingham (3), M. Breetzke (2)
6David Bedingham 4 50.8 61.5 K. Verreynne (3), R. Rickelton (2)
7Kyle Verreynne 5 49.8 62.1 W. Mulder (3), M. Jansen (2)
8Marco Jansen 8 37.9 78.9 G. Coetzee (1), K. Maharaj (1)
9Simon Harmer 3 39.3 48.2 K. Maharaj (3), K. Rabada (2)
10Kagiso Rabada 5 27.3 78.1 K. Maharaj (2), N. Burger (2)
11Dane Paterson 2 17.5 102.9 K. Rabada (2), L. Ngidi (2)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

South Africa Selections

Every player South Africa picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Aiden Markram 10/10 1 XI
David Bedingham 10/10 6 XI
Marco Jansen 10/10 8 XI
Temba Bavuma 9/10 4 XI
Kagiso Rabada 9/10 10 XI
Kyle Verreynne 8/10 7 -
Ryan Rickelton 7/10 2 XI
Tristan Stubbs 7/10 4 -
Wiaan Mulder 7/10 7 XI
Keshav Maharaj 6/10 9 -
Tony de Zorzi 5/10 2 -
Simon Harmer 3/10 9 XI
Gerald Coetzee 3/10 10 XI
Marques Ackerman 2/10 2 XI
Dean Elgar 2/10 2 -
Matthew Breetzke 2/10 5 XI
Corbin Bosch 2/10 9 XI
Nandre Burger 2/10 10 -
Anrich Nortje 2/10 11 -
Lungi Ngidi 2/10 11 -
Dane Paterson 2/10 11 -
Keegan Petersen 1/10 4 -
Kwena Maphaka 1/10 11 -

South Africa Test Lineups Questions

What is South Africa's predicted XI against Bangladesh?

Until the toss, South Africa's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 27 Oct 2026 against Australia: Aiden Markram, Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch.

Who opens the batting for South Africa?

Over the last 10 Tests, Aiden Markram batted at one 10 times and Ryan Rickelton at two 3 times.

Who bats at three for South Africa?

David Bedingham, 3 times in the last 10 Tests, then Ryan Rickelton (2).

Who has played every Test for South Africa recently?

Aiden Markram, David Bedingham, Marco Jansen played all of South Africa's last 10 Tests.