South African side after having a disappointing World Cup campaign in 2019, is back in this tournament as one of the favourites to win the World Cup title as their side has been producing results consistently under Temba Bavuma's tenure as captain, hence going into this game they are expected to start as favourites in this tournament.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at South Africa's playing XI for their opening match of ODI World Cup 2023.
Openers: Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock
Skipper Temba Bavuma is expected to open the batting with Quinton de Kock in all the matches. Bavuma averages 54.68 with the bat in ODIs and along with his consistency on the other side Quinton de Kock's aggressive batting would help their team to produce great starts in the tournament.
