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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.
South Africa Women look to recover from their opening defeat against England in the T20I series, with key insights from all-rounder Nadine de Klerk on the importance of batting partnerships.
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.
It was a top all-round performance by South Africa against Scotland in their T20 World Cup clash, felt Proteas player Marizanne Kapp.
The Proteas lost by seven wickets to England on Monday, after they thumped the West Indies in their tournament opener by 10 wickets over the weekend.
Against England on Monday, the Proteas batting unit were sucked into a defensive mindset in the second match of their campaign.
South Africa's Proteas face a critical match against World Cup debutants Scotland in Dubai. With their semi-final hopes hanging in the balance, the Proteas must secure a win and improve their net run-rate. All-rounder Nadine de Klerk discusses the team's preparation and mindset for this crucial encounter.
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.
Tazmin Brits led the charge with 116 off 128 balls, including 12 fours, guiding South Africa to 270/6 after 50 overs before rain intervened in the seventh over of Sri Lanka's innings, resulting in a no-result.
The Proteas women’s team will have no option but to be at their best to clinch their three-match T20I series decider against Sri Lanka, in East London, on Wednesday.
Following their crushing defeat in the once-off Test against hosts Australia last week, Chloe Tryon felt that it showed that the Proteas would improve even more if they played more long-format cricket.
The Proteas were left teetering on 67/3 and a mammoth 432 runs behind Australia in the once-off women’s Test at stumps in Perth on Friday.
Nadine de Klerk’s sole red-ball experience came in the Taunton Test two years ago against England. Many of her teammates have a similar lack of game time.
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.
Marizanne Kapp shone with the bat and ball as South Africa made history again against Australia in the second ODI in North Sydney on Wednesday.
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.
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.
The stage is perfectly set for a humdinger between the hosts and their arch-rivals, with the Proteas seeking revenge for their defeat to Heather Knight’s team in the 50-overs World Cup semi-final in Christchurch two years ago.
Marizanne Kapp was involved in a bidding war between the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants and UPZ Warriors, before the Capitals forked out R3. 2-million.
IOL Sport’s Stuart Hess looks at some key areas that defined a very poor multi-format series for the Proteas against England.
As South Africa reached 284 all out at stumps of the women’s Test against in Taunton on Monday, here are the plays of an intriguing day.