Top South Africa Playing XI of All Time in Men ODIs

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  1. #1
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    Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    left-hand opener batsman, 6770 runs (BatAvg-46, BatSR*-97)
  2. #2
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    Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand opener batsman, 8094 runs (BatAvg-36, BatSR*-83)
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    Hashim Amla (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand opener batsman, 8113 runs (BatAvg-49, BatSR*-88)
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    Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 11579 runs (BatAvg-44, BatSR*-73) and 273 wickets (BowlAvg-32, BowlSR-39, BowlER-4.9)
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    AB de Villiers (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand middle-order batsman, 9577 runs (BatAvg-54, BatSR*-101)
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    Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 5565 runs (BatAvg-39, BatSR*-76) and 114 wickets (BowlAvg-35, BowlSR-47, BowlER-4.5)
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    Lance Klusener (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    left-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3576 runs (BatAvg-41, BatSR*-90) and 192 wickets (BowlAvg-30, BowlSR-38, BowlER-4.7)
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    Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3519 runs (BatAvg-26, BatSR*-87) and 393 wickets (BowlAvg-25, BowlSR-40, BowlER-3.7)
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    Dale Steyn (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-arm pace bowler, 196 wickets (BowlAvg-26, BowlSR-32, BowlER-4.9)
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    Imran Tahir (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-arm spin bowler, 173 wickets (BowlAvg-25, BowlSR-32, BowlER-4.7)
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    Allan Donald (South Africa)
    South Africa · ODIs
    right-arm pace bowler, 272 wickets (BowlAvg-22, BowlSR-31, BowlER-4.2)
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