Champions Trophy 2025: 3 Reasons why South Africa will win the tournament

South Africa has been one of the most improved and strong teams in the white ball format over the last few years. They have reclaimed their glory and have been a force to reckon with. They were brilliant in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 as well as the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 where they finished in semis and finals respectively. They were defeated by the same team in both these games, India, and would be raging to get their revenge back from the team.

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South Africa poses a serious challenge to all other teams having such a great squad and with England crashing out of the Champions Trophy 2025, competition in Group B gets serious. The win for Afghanistan against England has increased the chances for the Proteas to qualify for the semi-finals.

Here we present 3 reasons why we feel South Africa might go ahead and be crowned as the champions of the Champions Trophy 2025.

A strong bowling unit

The South African bowling unit has to be one of the scariest bowling units in this tournament, despite losing out on Anrich Nortje. The likes of Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder and Tabraiz Shamsi make up their bowling squad and can bowl well on the flat pitches of Pakistan as well as slow and sluggish pitches of the UAE.

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Kagiso Rabada leads the deadly pace attack for the Proteas while Keshav Maharaj would be leading their spin attack. Even Aiden Markram and Corbin Bosch can aid the team with the ball as and when needed by the team. The quality of their bowling attack is unparalleled and could potentially be one of the best in the world currently.

Dangerous middle order

One of the most dangerous middle orders in the world can possibly be from the South African cricket team with Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen making up their middle order.

Each of these players is of the highest calibre and can destroy any bowling attack, winning the game single-handedly for their team. Some players can anchor innings when wickets tumble quickly while there are players who can easily score 50 runs off three overs as well to win games for their teams. Such an all-round middle order potentially makes them simply one of the best in business.

In form players

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Potentially one of the most well-balanced squads in the tournament, South Africa has a serious chance of winning the trophy this time around. They have players for every role and have ticked all the boxes in making a complete team for a multi-nation tournament like the Champions Trophy.

Apart from having such a strong squad, what might really work in their favour is the form their players are currently playing with. From the openers of the team to the bowlers, they have all been performing consistently. Every match consists of match-winning performances by some different player which is a sign of a good team, not being dependent on the performances of a single player.

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