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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 31 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Dean Elgar 17 76.1 51.7 A. Markram (14)
2Aiden Markram 12 58.4 62.1 D. Elgar (6), R. Rickelton (3)
3Hashim Amla 7 50.0 44.8 K. Petersen (4), T. de Zorzi (4)
4Temba Bavuma 11 86.6 49.0 F. du Plessis (5), T. Stubbs (4)
5Faf du Plessis 7 74.7 46.4 T. Bavuma (5), R. van der Dussen (3)
6Quinton de Kock 7 77.0 77.7 T. Bavuma (7), K. Verreynne (6)
7Wiaan Mulder 9 34.7 47.6 K. Verreynne (6), Q. de Kock (4)
8Marco Jansen 11 33.7 71.6 K. Maharaj (9), V. Philander (6)
9Kagiso Rabada 11 15.4 35.3 K. Maharaj (9), S. Harmer (5)
10Kagiso Rabada 9 21.3 71.0 D. Steyn (5), K. Maharaj (3)
11Lungi Ngidi 9 5.5 41.3 D. Olivier (7), A. Nortje (4)
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 31 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Aiden Markram 26/31 1 XI
Kagiso Rabada 25/31 9 XI
Temba Bavuma 24/31 4 XI
Dean Elgar 23/31 1 -
Keshav Maharaj 22/31 9 -
Quinton de Kock 15/31 6 -
Marco Jansen 14/31 8 XI
Faf du Plessis 13/31 5 -
Wiaan Mulder 13/31 7 XI
Kyle Verreynne 12/31 7 -
Ryan Rickelton 10/31 2 XI
David Bedingham 10/31 6 XI
Vernon Philander 10/31 8 -
Rassie van der Dussen 9/31 5 -
Anrich Nortje 9/31 11 -
Lungi Ngidi 9/31 11 -
Duanne Olivier 9/31 11 -
Keegan Petersen 8/31 3 -
Hashim Amla 8/31 3 -
Tony de Zorzi 7/31 3 -
Tristan Stubbs 7/31 4 -
Simon Harmer 6/31 9 XI
Dale Steyn 6/31 10 -
Zubayr Hamza 5/31 3 -
Gerald Coetzee 5/31 10 XI
Dane Paterson 4/31 11 -
Pieter Malan 3/31 2 -
Theunis de Bruyn 3/31 4 -
AB de Villiers 3/31 4 -
Dwaine Pretorius 3/31 10 -
Morne Morkel 3/31 10 -
Marques Ackerman 2/31 2 XI
Sarel Erwee 2/31 2 -
Matthew Breetzke 2/31 5 XI
Heinrich Klaasen 2/31 6 -
Corbin Bosch 2/31 9 XI
Nandre Burger 2/31 10 -
Lizaad Williams 2/31 10 -
Lutho Sipamla 2/31 10 -
Senuran Muthusamy 1/31 7 -
Andile Phehlukwayo 1/31 9 -
Beuran Hendricks 1/31 10 -
Kwena Maphaka 1/31 11 -
Chris Morris 1/31 - -

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 31 Tests, Dean Elgar batted at one 17 times and Aiden Markram at two 12 times.

Who bats at three for South Africa?

Hashim Amla, 7 times in the last 31 Tests, then Keegan Petersen (4).

Who has played every Test for South Africa recently?

Nobody played all of South Africa's last 31 Tests. Aiden Markram played the most, 26.