South Africa Cricket Team’s best performance in Twenty20 world cup was in 2009 and 2014 when team reached to semi-finals. Let’s have a look at South Africa’s history, stats, performance, records and figure in ICC World T20.
Facts
1. Highest successful run chase record of 20-20 world cup is attained by Proteas team. SA chased 208 runs target against West Indies in 2007 championship successfully.
2. AB de Villiers has taken most number of catches as fielder in ICC World Twenty20. He has taken 23 catches till now.
3. AB de Villiers is the most successful South African batsman in T20 world cup history. He has scored 717 runs in played 30 matches till 2016.
South Africa performance year wise
| Year | Result/Place |
| 2007 | Super 8 (5th Place) |
| 2009 | Semi-Final (3rd Place) |
| 2010 | Super 8 (6th Place) |
| 2012 | Super 8 (8th Place) |
| 2014 | Semi-Final (3rd Place) |
| 2016 | Super 10 (5th Place) |
South Africa in T20 World Cup 2016
South Africa cricket team played group matches against Afghanistan, England, Sri Lanka and West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 super-10 round. Proteas beat Afghanistan and Sri Lanka but lost against England and West Indies to get exit from tournament.
| Date | Venue | Fixture | Result |
| 18 March | Mumbai | South Africa vs England | South Africa lost by 2 wickets |
| 20 March | Mumbai | South Africa vs Afghanistan | South Africa won by 37 runs |
| 25 March | Nagpur | South Africa vs West Indies | South Africa lost by 3 wickets |
| 28 March | Delhi | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | South Africa won by 8 wickets |
Squad
Faf du Plessis was the captain of South African team in ICC WT20 2016. Quinton de Kock was the most successful batsman for Proteas as he scored 153 runs in 4 matches.
| Player | Role |
| Faf du Plessis (Captain) | Batsman |
| AB de Villiers | Batsman |
| Aaron Phangiso | Bowler |
| JP Duminy | All-rounder |
| Kyle Abbott | Bowler |
| Imran Tahir | Bowler |
| David Miller | Batsman |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicket-keeper |
| David Wiese | Bowler |
| Chris Morris | Bowler |
| Rilee Rossouw | Batsman |
| Hashim Amla | Batsman |
| Farhaan Behardien | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| Dale Steyn | Bowler |