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Mandla Mashimbyi discusses the perfect blend of youth and experience in the Proteas Women squad ahead of the ODI Tri-Series in Sri Lanka, emphasising the importance of belonging and team unity.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has unveiled the Proteas Women squad containing a blend of excitement and youth for the ODI Tri-Series in Sri Lanka.
With the return of experienced players Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka, the Proteas Women’s team aims to rebound from a disappointing T20 series against England as they prepare for the crucial ODI series.
It was another bridge too far for the Proteas Women after they also fell at the final hurdle at the previous T20 World Cup final on home soil against Australia in 2023.
Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt called correctly at the toss, and surprisingly decided to let Australia have the first bat on the wicket in the high pressure match.
The Proteas Women’s team and defending champions Australia will meet in a rematch of last year’s T20 World Cup final in the first semi-final in Dubai today.
The United Arab Emirates is generally known for its spinner-friendly wickets and Nonkululeko Mlaba and Chloe Tryon have taken full advantage of the conditions.
Nonkululeko Mlaba showed in the first game against West Indies that she can fill the wicket-taking void for the Proteas Women when she produced career-best figures.
The Proteas women took a 1-0 series lead after beating Pakistan in the first T20I at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday evening.
Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt explained that the pitches they would likely encounter in the UAE would be much harder and faster, than those on the sub-continent in Bangladesh.
Ayabonga Khaka will take the new ball in the absence of the retired Shabnim Ismail and veretan all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, who is currently building up her bowling workload.
Chamari Athapaththu smashed the third-highest individual score in women's ODIs to help Sri Lanka pull off the highest-ever successful run-chase in women's ODIs.
South Africa currently lead the series against Sri Lanka 1-0 after securing a seven-wicket victory in the second match following the washed-out opening encounter.
The skipper Laura Woolvaardt will be pleased that her team are on the brink of rewriting the record books, but personally she will be disappointed with her contribution thus far.
The win gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the 50-over series and a four-point lead in the multi-format tour.
Marizanne Kapp feels the Proteas Women are closing the gap on Australia after falling just short of claiming a maiden series win over their much-fancied foes.
Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third T20I against the Proteas Women at the Bellerive Oval.
The Proteas Women are not wanting to leave anything to chance when they attempt to close out the oneday international series against New Zealand in Pietermaritzburg.
Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp scored brilliant centuries as South Africa secured a dominant victory in the first ODI of their three-match series on Friday.
There is life after Shabnim Ismail, according to her long-time partner in crime, fellow Proteas women’s seam bowler Ayabonga Khaka.
In tomorrow’s T20 World Cup final against the mighty Australians, the Proteas have the opportunity to write their names into the annals of South African cricket history.
Sune Luus’ team produced an incredible performance on Friday that saw them defeat England by six runs to book their first-ever place in the tournament showpiece.
When the Proteas’ fiery fast bowler Shabnim Ismail was standing at the top of her mark at the Wynberg End, about to deliver comfortably the most important six deliveries of her entire career, she called for divine invention.
Up to this point, the matches were only available to the public through paid broadcaster SuperSport.
IOL Sport’s Ongama Gcwabe reflects on South Africa’s long and arduous journey to their first World Cup final.