In batting and bowling, South Africa has seen so many ups and downs, but the one thing in which the South African team has always been perfect is fielding. It might have been the first time that a player from South Africa, Jonty Rhodes, has shown the world how you can change the direction of a match by fielding. And now every team sees fielding also like a department of batting and bowling, saving one run by diving it may not look such a big deal during the match but after the result many times we have seen how a team has won a game.
1. Jonty Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes can be called the revolutionist of fielding. By diving, he can run out a player, which is still considered the best fielding moment of cricket. In a total of 347 ODI and test matches, he has 139 catches and 56 run-outs.
2. AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is great in everything he does, and that’s applicable in fielding; also, how much he can be in a match is typical for both batting and fielding. AB de Villiers is a good fielder and a good wicket-keeper, also of South Africa. In a total of 420 matches (ODI+T20+TEST), he has 463 catches and 40 run-outs.
3. JP Duminy
JP Duminy can be called the quickest fielder on the ground; he has positioned every fielding position and has that resonance of switching fielding places and handling the tight fielding situation very well. He has a total of 155 catches in (ODI+TEST+T20) in 326 matches.
4. Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs is the former opener for the South African team. He also has many great fielding moments, making him on the list of the best South African fielders. He can be called the modern Jonty Rhodes in doing run-outs. Herschelle Gibbs has 210 catches and 41 run-outs in 361(ODI+T20+TEST) matches.
5. Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is the former captain of the South Africa team, and he also has a good record in fielding. He has a unique batting style, so he also takes catches in fielding. He has 62 Catches, and most catches in a match are 4.
6. David Miller
David Miller is the right-handed batsman and a good fielder of the South Africa team. You can’t depend on his batting every time, but you can believe in his fielding anytime. He makes taking catches look so easy that you can say what a catch is. In 225 matches, David Miller has taken 128 catches and has the best four catches in an inning.
7. Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar is a left-handed top-order batsman on the South Africa team. He can be called a consistent player in test matches for the South Africa team. He has that patience that requires test matches in both things while batting and fielding. Dean has a total of 110 catches in 156(TEST+ODI+T20) matches.
8. Russell Endean
Russell Endean was a player of the South Africa team in the years 1951-1958. When fielding get not considered a respected department in cricket, he played like it was crucial for the game. He has 41 catches in 28 test matches, so he can be called the classic fielder of the South Africa team.
9. Temba Bavuma
Temba Bavuma is a South African player who is currently the South African team captain in ODI and T20’s. Temba Bavuma is an emerging fielder of South Africa who can be a great fielder in the future. He has played a total of 72 (ODI+T20+TEST) matches, in which he has a total of 36 catches and ten run-outs.
10. Colin Bland
Colin Bland was the South Africa team player; he can be considered the best fielder in the history of test matches. He played for the South Africa team from 1961-1966. He has great stats in first-class cricket, 152(First-class + TEST) matches, and a total of 61 catches.
