List of South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers

This article is about the men's cricketers. For the women's cricketers, see List of South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers.

This is a list of South Africa Men's Twenty20 International cricketers. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Mark Boucher, who is shown here practicing in the nets, is one of 93 players to have played Twenty20 cricket for South Africa.

Key

General ‡ – Captain † – Wicket-keeper First – Year of debut Last – Year of latest game Mat – Number of matches played

Batting Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal * – Batsman remained not out 50 – Half-centuries scored 100 – Centuries scored

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings taken

Players

Statistics are correct as of 29 September 2024.^[1][2][3]

South Africa T20I cricketers

General					Batting					Bowling				Fielding		Ref
No.	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	50	100	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	Ca	St
01	Nicky Boje	2005	2005	1	–	–	–	–	–	24	1	1/27	27.00	0	–	[4]
02	Mark Boucher †	2005	2010	25	268	36*	17.86	0	0	–	–	–	–	18	1	[5]
03	Herschelle Gibbs	2005	2010	23	400	90*	18.18	3	0	–	–	–	–	8	–	[6]
04	Jacques Kallis	2005	2012	25	666	73	35.05	5	0	276	12	4/15	27.75	7	–	[7]
05	Justin Kemp	2005	2007	8	203	89*	50.75	1	0	6	0	–	–	3	–	[8]
06	Charl Langeveldt	2005	2010	9	4	2*	4.00	0	0	198	17	4/19	14.17	1	–	[9]
07	Albie Morkel	2005	2015	50	572	43	21.18	0	0	647	26	3/12	33.23	17	–	[10]
08	André Nel	2005	2007	2	0	0*	–	0	0	48	2	2/19	21.00	1	–	[11]
09	Makhaya Ntini	2005	2011	10	10	5	5.00	0	0	192	6	2/22	49.66	2	–	[12]
10	Shaun Pollock ‡	2005	2008	12	86	36*	12.28	0	0	243	15	3/28	20.60	2	–	[13]
11	Ashwell Prince	2005	2005	1	5	5	5.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[14]
12	Graeme Smith ‡	2005	2011	33	982	89*	31.67	5	0	24	0	–	–	18	–	[15]
13	Johan Botha ‡	2006	2012	40	201	34	18.27	0	0	774	37	3/16	22.24	17	–	[16]
14	Boeta Dippenaar	2006	2006	1	1	1	1.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[17]
15	Andrew Hall	2006	2006	2	11	11	11.00	0	0	48	3	3/22	20.00	0	–	[18]
16	Garnett Kruger	2006	2006	1	3	3	3.00	0	0	24	0	–	–	0	–	[19]
17	Jacques Rudolph	2006	2006	1	6	6*	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[20]
18	Monde Zondeki	2006	2006	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	18	1	1/41	41.00	0	–	[21]
19	Loots Bosman	2006	2010	14	323	94	24.84	3	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	[22]
20	AB de Villiers ‡†	2006	2017	78	1,672	79*	26.12	10	0	–	–	–	–	65	7	[23]
21	Neil McKenzie	2006	2009	2	7	7*	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[24]
22	Robin Peterson	2006	2014	21	124	34	15.50	0	0	359	24	3/28	18.79	10	–	[25]
23	Roger Telemachus	2006	2007	3	5	5*	–	0	0	72	2	1/22	45.00	0	–	[26]
24	Johan van der Wath	2006	2007	8	46	21	15.33	0	0	186	8	2/31	28.87	0	–	[27]
25	Tyron Henderson	2006	2006	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	24	0	–	–	0	–	[28]
26	Alfonso Thomas	2007	2007	1	–	–	–	–	–	24	3	3/25	8.33	0	–	[29]
27	Morné van Wyk †	2007	2015	8	225	114*	37.50	1	1	–	–	–	–	5	1	[30]
28	Morné Morkel[lower-alpha 1]	2007	2015	41	21	8*	10.50	0	0	880	46	4/17	23.84	5	–	[31]
29	Vernon Philander	2007	2007	7	14	6	3.50	0	0	83	4	2/23	28.50	1	–	[32]
30	JP Duminy ‡	2007	2019	81	1,934	96*	38.68	11	0	463	21	3/18	28.52	35	–	[33]
31	Dale Steyn	2007	2020	47	21	5*	3.50	0	0	1,015	64	4/9	18.35	12	–	[34]
32	Gulam Bodi	2007	2007	1	8	8	8.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[35]
33	Justin Ontong ‡	2008	2015	14	158	48	15.80	0	0	36	1	1/25	83.00	10	–	[36]
34	Rory Kleinveldt	2008	2013	6	25	22	25.00	0	0	122	9	3/18	19.22	1	–	[37]
35	Johann Louw	2008	2009	2	1	1*	–	0	0	42	2	2/36	27.00	0	–	[38]
36	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	2009	2014	23	2	1*	2.00	0	0	468	18	3/16	30.05	1	–	[39]
37	Vaughn van Jaarsveld	2009	2009	3	15	12	5.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[40]
38	Hashim Amla[lower-alpha 1] ‡	2009	2018	41	1,158	97*	32.16	7	0	–	–	–	–	18	–	[41]
39	Wayne Parnell	2009	2023	56	174	29*	17.40	0	0	1,094	59	5/30	25.64	7	–	[42]
40	Yusuf Abdulla	2009	2009	2	–	–	–	–	–	42	2	1/16	22.00	0	–	[43]
41	Roelof van der Merwe[lower-alpha 2]	2009	2010	13	57	48	19.00	0	0	264	14	2/14	21.78	6	–
42	Ryan McLaren	2009	2014	12	9	6*	9.00	0	0	263	17	5/19	19.52	3	–	[44]
43	Heino Kuhn †	2009	2017	7	49	29	12.25	0	0	–	–	–	–	5	0	[45]
44	Alviro Petersen	2010	2010	2	14	8	7.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	[46]
45	David Miller[lower-alpha 1] †	2010	2024	122	2,396	106*	33.74	7	2	–	–	–	–	78	1	[47]
46	Colin Ingram	2010	2012	9	210	78	26.25	1	0	–	–	–	–	2	0	[48]
47	Rusty Theron[lower-alpha 3]	2010	2012	9	32	31*	–	0	0	194	12	4/27	21.75	2	0	[49]
48	Richard Levi	2012	2012	13	236	117*	21.45	1	1	–	–	–	–	4	0	[50]
49	Marchant de Lange	2012	2015	6	–	–	–	–	–	140	7	2/26	32.57	1	–	[51]
50	Farhaan Behardien	2012	2018	38	518	64*	32.37	1	0	30	3	2/15	9.00	14	–	[52]
51	Dane Vilas †	2012	2012	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	[53]
52	Faf du Plessis[lower-alpha 1]	2012	2020	47	1,466	119	36.65	10	1	8	0	–	–	22	–	[54]
53	Henry Davids	2012	2013	9	161	68	17.88	2	0	12	1	1/6	13.00	0	–	[55]
54	Quinton de Kock †	2012	2024	92	2,584	100	31.51	16	1	–	–	–	–	84	18	[56]
55	Chris Morris	2012	2019	23	133	55*	14.77	1	0	498	34	4/27	20.50	6	–	[57]
56	Aaron Phangiso	2012	2018	16	19	13	6.33	0	0	342	20	3/25	22.15	0	–	[58]
57	Kyle Abbott	2013	2016	21	23	9*	11.50	0	0	436	26	3/20	22.26	7	–	[59]
58	Imran Tahir[lower-alpha 1]	2013	2019	35	19	9*	19.00	0	0	785	61	5/23	14.08	5	–	[60]
59	David Wiese[lower-alpha 4]	2013	2016	20	92	28	13.14	0	0	392	24	5/23	20.70	9	–	[61]
60	Beuran Hendricks	2014	2021	19	18	12*	6.00	0	0	409	25	4/14	25.08	4	–	[62]
61	Reeza Hendricks	2014	2024	73	2,101	87	30.01	17	0	29	0	–	–	32	–	[63]
62	Kagiso Rabada	2014	2024	65	156	22	17.33	0	0	1,393	71	3/18	29.87	21	–	[64]
63	Rilee Rossouw	2014	2023	29	767	109	34.86	3	2	–	–	–	–	13	–	[65]
64	Eddie Leie	2015	2015	2	–	–	–	–	–	36	4	3/16	12.00	0	–	[66]
65	Theunis de Bruyn	2017	2017	2	26	19	13.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	–	[67]
66	Mangaliso Mosehle †	2017	2017	7	105	36	21.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	6	2	[68]
67	Lungi Ngidi	2017	2024	43	41	13*	8.20	0	0	857	63	5/39	20.93	8	–	[69]
68	Andile Phehlukwayo	2017	2024	42	166	27*	9.22	0	0	748	50	4/24	22.24	9	–	[70]
69	JJ Smuts	2017	2021	13	174	45	13.38	0	0	136	1	1/19	178.00	1	–	[71]
70	Dane Paterson	2017	2018	8	5	4*	5.00	0	0	179	9	4/32	29.44	1	–	[72]
71	Dwaine Pretorius	2017	2022	30	261	77*	21.75	1	0	504	35	5/17	19.88	6	–	[73]
72	Tabraiz Shamsi	2017	2024	70	10	4*	2.00	0	0	1,509	89	5/24	20.89	12	–	[74]
73	Robert Frylinck	2017	2018	3	–	–	–	–	–	60	5	2/20	12.40	1	–	[75]
74	Junior Dala	2018	2021	10	19	12*	19.00	0	0	192	13	3/35	23.61	3	–	[76]
75	Heinrich Klaasen ‡†	2018	2024	52	912	81	24.00	5	0	6	0	–	–	31	3	[77]
76	Christiaan Jonker	2018	2018	2	57	49	28.50	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	[78]
77	Gihahn Cloete	2018	2019	2	15	13	7.50	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[79]
78	Rassie van der Dussen	2018	2024	48	1,191	94*	33.08	8	0	–	–	–	–	18	–	[80]
79	Janneman Malan	2019	2021	11	241	55	21.90	1	0	–	–	–	–	3	–	[81]
80	Lutho Sipamla	2019	2021	9	8	85	8.00	0	0	164	5	2/22	53.00	3	–	[82]
81	Aiden Markram ‡	2019	2024	53	1,319	70	32.17	9	0	306	12	3/21	35.33	36	–	[83]
82	Sinethemba Qeshile †	2019	2019	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	[84]
83	Temba Bavuma ‡	2019	2023	36	670	72	21.61	1	0	–	–	–	–	15	–	[85]
84	Bjorn Fortuin	2019	2024	25	76	17*	8.44	0	0	432	20	3/16	28.50	5	–	[86]
85	Anrich Nortje	2019	2024	42	17	4*	2.83	0	0	869	53	4/7	19.16	10	–	[87]
86	Pite van Biljon	2020	2021	10	125	42	20.83	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	[88]
87	George Linde	2020	2021	14	111	29	11.10	0	0	288	15	3/23	22.66	6	–	[89]
88	Jacques Snyman	2021	2021	1	2	2	2.00	0	0	6	0	–	–	1	–	[90]
89	Glenton Stuurman	2021	2021	1	–	–	–	–	–	12	0	–	–	0	–	[91]
90	Wihan Lubbe	2021	2021	2	16	12	8.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	–	[92]
91	Sisanda Magala	2021	2023	6	34	18*	34.00	0	0	120	6	3/21	37.66	1	–	[93]
92	Lizaad Williams	2021	2024	15	6	2*	1.50	0	0	310	20	3/35	24.55	3	–	[94]
93	Wiaan Mulder	2021	2024	11	105	36	17.50	0	0	120	8	2/10	24.37	6	–	[95]
94	Keshav Maharaj ‡	2021	2024	35	92	41	13.14	0	0	713	35	3/27	24.17	14	–	[96]
95	Tristan Stubbs †	2022	2024	31	557	76	27.85	2	0	6	0	–	–	17	0	[97]
96	Marco Jansen	2022	2024	13	64	21*	10.66	0	0	277	13	3/52	29.76	7	–	[98]
97	Dewald Brevis	2023	2023	2	5	5	2.50	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0	[99]
98	Gerald Coetzee	2023	2024	6	25	13	5.00	0	0	122	8	3/32	25.87	1	–	[100]
99	Matthew Breetzke	2023	2024	8	131	51	18.71	1	0	–	–	–	–	4	–	[101]
100	Donovan Ferreira	2023	2024	4	72	48	18.00	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	–	[102]
101	Nandre Burger	2023	2024	2	1	1	1.00	0	0	42	1	1/39	86.00	0	–	[103]
102	Ottniel Baartman	2024	2024	10	1	1	0.50	0	0	216	14	4/11	17.85	3	–	[104]
103	Ryan Rickelton †	2024	2024	8	206	76	25.75	1	0	–	–	–	–	6	–	[105]
104	Nqaba Peter	2024	2024	4	14	10*	14.00	0	0	66	4	2/32	27.00	0	–	[106]
105	Patrick Kruger	2024	2024	6	71	44	23.66	0	0	104	7	4/27	20.57	1	–	[107]
106	Kwena Maphaka	2024	2024	3	4	3*	–	0	0	59	1	1/25	88.00	1	–	[108]
107	Jason Smith	2024	2024	1	6	6*	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	[109]

Captains

Main article: List of South Africa national cricket captains

Notes

1. Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller and Morné Morkel also played for World XI. Only their records for South Africa are given above.
2. Roelof van der Merwe has also played Twenty20 International cricket for the Netherlands. Only his record for South Africa is given above.
3. Rusty Theron also played for United States. Only his records for South Africa are given above.
4. David Wiese also played for Namibia. Only his records for South Africa are given above.

See also

• Twenty20 International
• South Africa national cricket team
• List of South Africa national cricket captains
• List of South Africa Test cricketers
• List of South Africa ODI cricketers

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