- South Africa
South Africa would be the third strong contender to win the Champions Trophy 2017. Their only win was in the first edition which was called the ICC Knockout tournament played in Dhaka. They have appeared in 4 semi-finals of this prestigious tournament. In total, South Africa’s record in CT history has been average playing 21 matches with 11 wins, 9 losses and 1 tie with a win percentage of 54.76. This time have good line up with the likes of Quniton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, David Miller, JP Duminy. They have good quality bowlers in the form of Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Chris Morris, Andile Phelukwayo. It looks a strong unit but they need to handle the pressure of knockout rounds well. They will enter the Champions Trophy as number 1 ranked side in the world.
