South African batter Laura Wolvaardt celebrates a century
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- Laura Wolvaardt will lead the Proteas women in their multi-format tour to Australia.
- The Proteas play three T20Is, three ODIs and a take part in a historic sole Test in Perth.
- Wolvaardt’s charges search for their first win in Australia.
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Proteas star batter Laura Wolvaardt will lead the Proteas women in a multi-format tour against Australia starting this month.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named a 15-player squad for the white-ball tour, which sees three T20Is and three ODIs in Australia.
The two teams will then battle in a historic Test at the WACA in Perth on 15-18 February. This will be the Proteas women’s first-ever Test against Australia, and it’ll be the country’s 14th Test overall. The last Test the Proteas played was back in 2022 when they drew against England in Taunton.
The squad set to feature in the first-ever Test match between the two nations will be confirmed during the ODI series and ahead of the commencement of the red-ball contest from 15 – 18 February at the WACA Ground in Perth.
Proteas women Multi-format Tour to Australia fixtures:
T20 Warm-Up Match: Wednesday, 24 January @ 13h45 – T20 Warm-Up – Governor-General’s XI vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)
T20I series vs Australia:
Saturday, 27 January at 10:45 – 1st T20I – Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)
Sunday, 28 January at 10:45 – 2nd T20I – Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)
Tuesday, 30 January at 19:05 – 3rd T20I – Australia vs South Africa (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
ODI series vs Australia:
Saturday, 03 February at 14:10 – 1st ODI – Australia vs South Africa (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)
Wednesday, 07 February at 14:40 – 2nd ODI – Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)
Saturday, 10 February at 14:40 – 3rd ODI – Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)
Test Match vs Australia:
15-18 February at 11:00 – Australia vs South Africa (WACA Ground, Perth)
The Proteas Women will depart for Australia in two groups from 17-18 January ahead of the team’s first training session in Sydney on Sunday, 21 January.
Earning her maiden One-Day International (ODI) call-up for South Africa is Dolphins fast bowler, Ayanda Hlubi who made her senior debut in the third T20 International (T20I) against Bangladesh in Kimberley in December.
Following their drawn 1-1 T20I and 3-2 ODI series win against Bangladesh last month, the Proteas now search for their first win against Australia in all formats.
It’ll be the team’s first encounter against each since last year’s T20 Women’s World Cup final at Newlands, which saw Meg Lanning’s side seal their sixth T20 title.
Proteas women squad for T20I and ODI series:
Laura Wolvaardt (Titans, Captain), Anneke Bosch (Titans), Tazmin Brits (Garden Route Badgers), Nadine de Klerk (Western Province), Mieke de Ridder (Garden Route Badgers), Ayanda Hlubi (Dolphins), Sinalo Jafta (Lions), Marizanne Kapp (Western Province), Ayabonga Khaka (Lions), Masabata Klaas (Titans), Suné Luus (Titans), Eliz-Mari Marx (Titans), Nonkululeko Mlaba (Dolphins), Chloé Tryon (Lions), Delmi Tucker (Western Province)
The Proteas Women go into the encounters with a head-to-head record including 14 defeats in 15 one-dayers, with the team’s best result coming in the shape of a tied match in the fourth ODI in November 2016.
In the shorter format, the Australians have amassed seven wins in their previous seven encounters against South Africa.
Proteas Women’s head coach Hilton Moreeng, who has had his national contract extended until the end of the 2023/24 season, has high hopes as they look to make history in Australia.
“It’s a very competitive squad. It is a mixture of youngsters and experience, and everyone is looking forward to it. It was a very good year for us as a team in 2023, so we look forward to building on that,” said Moreeng.
“We finished off well with the tour against Bangladesh and the camp was very good. The weather is not something we can control but we got what we wanted out of it, such as the education around the game, touching base regarding the red ball, and what we want to achieve.
“We also touched on our skills regarding the white ball, where we are going, and what is required, so the selected squad is very well-balanced and competitive, and we are very confident going into Australia.”
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