With a side packed with pretty much the best T20 players in the world, the only opponents they need to fear is themselves. Will they manage to break the trend in Sri Lanka?
Strength: Excellent form in all format. Currently No.2 Twenty20 team, just behind the world champion England.
Weak: They always favourites in all ICC tournament but never finished on high. Nerves in big matches.
Proteas team information for 2012 World Twenty20.
Captain
AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper)
Batsmen
Hashim Amla
Farhaan Behardien
Faf du Plessis
Richard Levi
All-rounder
Johan Botha
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jacques Kallis
Albie Morkel
Bowlers
Morne Morkel
Justin Ontong
Wayne Parnell
Robin Pietersen
Dale Steyn
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Group match
20-September vs Zimbabwe
22-September vs Sri Lanka