South Africa announced their squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Tuesday, 30 April, set to be held in the USA and West Indies.
Aiden Markram assumes leadership, marking his inaugural stint as captain in an ICC event.
Despite a rough patch in the IPL, Anrich Nortje returns to the squad after recovering from a back injury. However, Nandre Burger serves as a travelling reserve despite better form.
Quinton de Kock, retired from ODIs and Tests, joins the squad. Notably, both De Kock and Nortje were left out of Cricket South Africa's central contract list.
Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman, uncapped players have also been picked in the squad.
Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer of the second edition of the SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while Baartman took 18 wickets in eight matches for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and is currently with Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
Kagiso Rabada and Nortje will headline the pace attack, supported by Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee, while Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi will be leading the spin department.
South Africa Squad:
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
Travelling reserves: Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi
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