South Africa ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule 

South Africa has been one of the biggest underachievers in World Cup cricket ever since making his maiden appearance in the 1992 edition. The Proteas will kick off its 2023 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on October 7 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. With a top batting line-up and an injury-hit pace attack, can the Temba Bavuma-led team reach the semi-finals?

South Africa ODI World Cup 2023 Fixtures

South Africa’s World Cup adventure began in 1992, in which the debutant reached the semi-finals. The African nation reached the knockout stage in 1999, 2007, and 2015. However, in 1999 and 2015, they lost agonizingly. With consistency and some luck on their side, South Africa could chuck the chokers tag and lift a first-ever ICC trophy.

Bavuma’s men begin their campaign against ICC World Cup Qualifiers winner Sri Lanka on October 6 in Delhi. They will play back-to-back matches at Wankhede Stadium – against England and Bangladesh – and wrap up their league stage campaign against Afghanistan on November 10 in Ahmedabad.

South Africa ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (IST)
Oct 7	Sri Lanka	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	2:00 PM
Oct 12	Australia	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	2:00 PM
Oct 17	Netherlands	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	2:00 PM
Oct 21	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2:00 PM
Oct 24	Bangladesh	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2:00 PM
Oct 27	Pakistan	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2:00 PM
Nov 1	New Zealand	MCA International Stadium, Pune	2:00 PM
Nov 5	India	Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata	2:00 PM
Nov 10	Afghanistan	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	2:00 PM

Warm-up Fixtures

South Africa will play two warm-up fixtures ahead of their World Cup 2023 opening match against Sri Lanka. The four-time ODI World Cup semi-finalist will take on Afghanistan and New Zealand on September 29 and October 2, respectively.

• South Africa vs Afghanistan – September 29 at Greenfield Stadium, Trivandrum (2:00 PM)
• South Africa vs New Zealand – October 2 at Greenfield Stadium, Trivandrum (2:00 PM)

South Africa’s Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cup vs 2023 World Cup Teams

With the 2023 World Cup having the same format as the previous edition, South Africa will face nine teams once in the league stage. Let us look at South Africa’s head-to-head record against the nine teams they will face in the ODI World Cup 2023:

1. vs Afghanistan (Played: 1, Won: 1, Lost: 0)
2. vs Australia (Played: 6, Won: 2, Lost: 3, Tired: 1)
3. vs Bangladesh (Played: 4, Won: 2, Lost: 2)
4. vs England (Played: 7, Won: 3, Lost: 4)
5. vs India (Played: 5, Won: 3, Lost: 2)
6. vs Netherlands (Played: 3, Won: 3, Lost: 0)
7. vs New Zealand (Played: 8, Won: 2, Lost: 6)
8. vs Pakistan (Played: 5, Won: 3, Lost: 2)
9. vs Sri Lanka (Played: 6, Won: 4, Lost: 1, Tired: 1)

Concluding Thoughts

South Africa has always choked under pressure. However, the 2023 ODI World Cup presents another excellent opportunity for the proteas to shed that tag and create history. South African cricket fans will be hoping that their team will do the unthinkable in India.

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