• New caps in Women’s T20 squad

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    South Africa Emerging players Tazmin Brits and Stacey Lackay have been named in the Proteas women’s T20 squad to face Bangladesh next month.

    The ODI squad is unchanged from the India series that took place in February.

    ‘We’re looking forward to seeing what Tazmin Brits and Stacey Lackay, will bring to the T20 set-up,’ said coach Hilton Moreeng. ‘The two of them are the perfect example of hard work paying off and players putting up their hands and making opportunities count. We hope to see that same quality of play as they have shown for their domestic teams and the Emerging team, brought into the national team space.’

    The T20 series will form a pivotal role in the side’s preparation for the ICC Women’s World T20 taking place in the West Indies from 9 November this year

    While the ODI series will not form part of the ICC Women’s Championship, it will go a long way in building confidence for the hosts ahead of their big tour to England in June, especially after the Proteas women were beaten 2-1 by India. They also lost the T20 series 3-1.

    ‘For us, it’s exciting to get together as a squad and to prepare for the tour coming up,’ he said. ‘After our last tour against India, there were a couple of skills that I wanted to see the players brush up on and sharpen up before we got back together for this tour and I’m looking forward to seeing the progress made.’

    ODI squad: Dané van Niekerk (capt, Eastern Province), Lizelle Lee (North West), Chloe Tryon (KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins), Mignon du Preez (Northerns), Trisha Chetty (Gauteng), Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province), Shabnim Ismail (Gauteng), Ayabonga Khaka (Gauteng), Masabata Klaas (North West), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Gauteng), Suné Luus (Northerns), Laura Wolvaardt (Western Province), Andrie Steyn (Western Province), Zintle Mali (Border).

    T20 squad: Dané van Niekerk (capt, Eastern Province), Lizelle Lee (North West), Chloe Tryon (KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins), Mignon du Preez (Northerns), Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province), Shabnim Ismail (Gauteng), Ayabonga Khaka (Gauteng), Masabata Klaas (North West), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Gauteng), Suné Luus (Northerns), Laura Wolvaardt (Western Province), Zintle Mali (Border), Stacey Lackay (Western Province), Tazmin Brits (North West).

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