. . . . . . . . . "1992"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "6651"^^ . . . "FFFFF0"@en . "Semi-finalist"@en . . . "6651"^^ . "_collar"@en . . "6651"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "8"^^ . . "center"@en . . . . . . . . "2007"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "--09-07"^^ . . . "145"^^ . . . . . . . "759263"^^ . . . "FFFFF0"@en . . . . . . "FFFFF0"@en . . . . . . "6"^^ . . . "Proteas"@en . "5"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . ""@en . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "--03-13"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "FFFFF0"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Refer to caption"@en . "1.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1.0"^^ . . . "21"^^ . . . . . "5"^^ . . . "9"^^ . "634"^^ . . . . "_thin_black_hoops"@en . . . . . . "3"^^ . . . "2019"^^ . "_thin_black_hoops"@en . "5"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within South Africa"@en . . . . . . "The South Africa national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Its nickname derives from South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the \"King Protea\"."@en . . "1052697160"^^ . "South Africa Cricket coat of arms"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "7"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "_greencollar"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1909"^^ . . . . . "--10-30"^^ . . "2021-10-30"^^ . . . "FFDD00"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1889"^^ . "_greenborder"@en . . "_greenborder"@en . . . . . "388"^^ . . . . . "--06-21"^^ . . . "445"^^ . "Full member"@en . . . . "FFDD00"@en . . . . "FFDD00"@en . . . . . . . . "169"^^ . "--10-21"^^ . "_collargreen"@en . . . "South Africa national cricket team"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "6651"^^ . . . . . . . . . "501"^^ . . "13"^^ . . . . . . . "5"^^ . . . . . "South Africa"@en . . . . "3"^^ . . "6"^^ . . "1.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The South Africa national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Its nickname derives from South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the \"King Protea\". South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888\u201389 season. At first, the team was no match for Australia or England but, having gained experience and expertise, they were able to field a competitive team by the first decade of the 20th century. The team regularly played against Australia, England and New Zealand through to the 1960s, by which time there was considerable opposition to the country's apartheid policy. The ICC imposed an international ban on the team, commensurate with actions taken by other global sporting bodies. When the ban was imposed, South Africa had developed to a point where its team was arguably the best in the world and had recently out-played Australia. The ban remained in place until 1991, after which South Africa played against India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies for the first time. The team has mostly been strong since reinstatement and has at times held number one positions in international rankings. South Africa is one of the most successful teams in ODI cricket, winning more than 60 per cent of their matches. However, the 1998 Champions Trophy is its sole success in ICC-organised tournaments. South Africa won the Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1998. The team is currently ranked 5th in both Test and ODIs and 6th in T20Is."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "76379"^^ . . . . . . "390"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "83"^^ . . . . . . "--11-10"^^ . . . . . . . . "South Africa"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Semi-finalist"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .