Best T20 XI for all the teams since the first ever T20 international

4. South Africa

South Africa, like in all the formats have also been a formidable side in T20 cricket, however, has a history of falling short in the ICC global tournaments. Their best was being semi-finalists in the 2009 and 2014 editions.

In 2009, under Graeme Smith, they had run through all the sides quite comfortably and looked all set to win the title until losing to the eventual champions Pakistan marginally.

In AB de Villiers, they had found the most innovative batsmen in T20 cricket and in Dale Steyn they had found one of the best death bowlers, and now finding trusted lieutenants in Kagiso Rabada and Chris Morris.

We take a look at the best T20 XI for South Africa:-

Quinton de Kock (wk)
Hashim Amla
Jacques Kallis
Faf Du Plessis (c)
AB De Villiers
JP Duminy
Chris Morris
Shaun Pollock
Kagiso Rabada
Dale Steyn
Imran Tahir

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Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.

A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

When not working, Aayushman loves to spend his spare time reading fiction books and watching one of his favorite television shows Grey's Anatomy.

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Edited by Vignesh Ananthasubramanian