And now in its third season, the SA20 is an established part of the South African summer, so much so that this is the first time it will not clash with the national team's fixtures. South Africa's home internationals concluded on Monday,

Captain Temba Bavuma said there was something special brewing in South Africa’s test team after they won their seventh match in a row, beating Pakistan by 10 wickets at Newlands on Monday, and they could now look forward to the World Test Championship final.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

Kwena Maphaka become South Africa's youngest ever Test debutant in early January 2025. The talented fast bowler played a few ODIs and T20Is before graduating to Test level. It is not often cricketers play a Test before their 20th birthday.

Legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis occupies the fifth spot thanks to his double-century against India at Centurion in 2010. He reached the milestone off just 267 balls before returning unbeaten on 201.