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South Africa has gone in with the same squad of 15 that had beaten Pakistan at home in a five ODI Series 3-1. The 15-men squad has seven black players with Loots Bosman retaining his place. The squad will be leaving for the Caribbean on the 28th with Makhaya Ntini joining the team after the first week of March. Ntini will stay back in South Africa for the birth of his second child.
The Proteas will be staying at St.Kitts as they are placed in Group A along with the defending champions, Australia and minnows – Scotland and Netherlands. South Africa’s first match is on the 16th of March against Netherlands.
SA World Cup Squad : Graeme Smith (Captain), Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher (Wicket Keeper), Justin Kemp, Shaun Pollock, Robin Peterson, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Andrew Hall, Charl Langeveldt, Roger Telemachus