Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why South Africa can win the trophy

#2 Hashim Amla’s form

Hashim Amla no longer remains only a Test specialist

Hashim Amla seems to have made the most of the Indian Premier League (IPL) - where he scored two centuries - and the just-concluded South Africa cricket vs England ODI series, in which he scored 73, 24 and 55 in the three matches, to get himself into peak form for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

Despite the fact that the bespectacled opener averages in the fifties and has 24 centuries in ODIs, his numbers still go unnoticed, mostly due to the ease at which he scores.

But his recent exploits in the IPL, where he not only smashed two centuries but also kept his strike rate over 145, scoring 420 runs in 10 innings for Kings XI Punjab, busted notions regarding his limited-over abilities. His transformation to an ODI force can be a huge boost for South Africa in the tournament.