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ICC World Test Championship - Sun 15 Nov, 08:00 Their lineups Preview

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 27 October 2026, after the Australia game

Match lineups →
1 Aiden Markram Batter, batted 1 79 147 balls 2 Marques Ackerman Batter, batted 2 157 174 balls 3 David Bedingham Keeper, batted 3 61 96 balls 4 Temba Bavuma Batter, batted 4 35 118 balls 5 Matthew Breetzke Batter, batted 5 45 133 balls 6 Ryan Rickelton Keeper, batted 6 143 302 balls 7 Wiaan Mulder All-rounder, batted 7 115 223 balls 8 Marco Jansen All-rounder, batted 8 52 79 balls 9 Simon Harmer Bowler, batted 9 1 10 balls 10 Gerald Coetzee All-rounder, batted 10 1 7 balls 11 Kagiso Rabada Bowler, batted 11 2 16 balls 12 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 8 67.1 49.6 T. de Zorzi (2)
2Ryan Rickelton 6 47.2 49.3 M. Ackerman (2), M. Breetzke (1)
3Wiaan Mulder 5 154.0 76.4 D. Bedingham (3), T. Stubbs (2)
4Temba Bavuma 6 70.3 43.7 T. de Zorzi (2), D. Bedingham (2)
5Tristan Stubbs 3 17.7 33.3 L. Pretorius (2), T. de Zorzi (2)
6Dewald Brevis 3 46.0 98.6 R. Rickelton (2), W. Mulder (2)
7Kyle Verreynne 6 33.0 51.2 S. Muthusamy (2), W. Mulder (2)
8Marco Jansen 5 42.2 76.7 C. Bosch (1), K. Verreynne (1)
9Simon Harmer 4 50.3 48.7 M. Jansen (2), K. Maharaj (2)
10Keshav Maharaj 2 32.5 65.0 S. Harmer (2), K. Rabada (2)
11Kagiso Rabada 3 24.3 83.0 K. Maharaj (2), A. Nortje (1)
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
Wiaan Mulder 9/10 3 XI
Aiden Markram 8/10 1 XI
Ryan Rickelton 8/10 2 XI
Kyle Verreynne 8/10 7 -
Marco Jansen 7/10 8 XI
Simon Harmer 7/10 9 XI
David Bedingham 6/10 3 XI
Temba Bavuma 6/10 4 XI
Tristan Stubbs 6/10 5 -
Tony de Zorzi 6/10 5 -
Keshav Maharaj 6/10 10 -
Kagiso Rabada 5/10 11 XI
Dewald Brevis 4/10 6 -
Senuran Muthusamy 4/10 7 -
Corbin Bosch 4/10 9 XI
Matthew Breetzke 3/10 5 XI
Marques Ackerman 2/10 2 XI
Lhuan-dre Pretorius 2/10 5 -
Prenelan Subrayen 2/10 10 -
Codi Yusuf 2/10 10 -
Anrich Nortje 2/10 11 -
Kwena Maphaka 2/10 11 -
Lesego Senokwane 1/10 2 -
Gerald Coetzee 1/10 10 XI
Lungi Ngidi 1/10 11 -
Zubayr Hamza 1/10 - -

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 8 times and Ryan Rickelton at two 6 times.

Who bats at three for South Africa?

Wiaan Mulder, 5 times in the last 10 Tests, then David Bedingham (3).

Who has played every Test for South Africa recently?

Nobody played all of South Africa's last 10 Tests. Wiaan Mulder played the most, 9.