Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why South Africa can win the trophy

The Proteas are always instilled as one of the tournament favourites

#3 A strong middle order

Ab de Villiers’ experience will be vital for South Africa

The middle order of South Africa’s batting line-up boasts of names like Faf du Plessis, AB De Villiers, JP Duminy, David Miller and Chris Morris. The list itself sounds pretty dangerous for any opponent.

Ab De Villiers will be the driving force of the unit. David Miller has shown what he is capable of at the back end of an innings (he scored an unbeaten fifty at Southampton in the 2nd ODI).

Duminy can smartly construct an ODI innings in the middle overs and du Plessis is always consistent at No. 3. Chris Morris will go into the tournament with confidence after a decent outing in the IPL.

The middle order has a mix of youth and experience and probably has to be the best amongst the 8 teams going into the tournament.

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