Cricket South Africa has announced a 15-player Proteas squad for the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April.

Suné Luus will captain a squad that includes opening batter Lizelle Lee, who was ruled out of the current West Indies series due to Covid-19.

South Africa were one of four nations, along with Australia, England and India, who qualified for the World Cup based on their standings in the ICC Women’s Championship between 2017-2020, and are currently second in the women’s ODI rankings.

The eight-team World Cup will kick off with a group stage, where all teams play each other once, before the top four sides compete in the semi-finals.

Proteas’ Women’s World Cup squad: Suné Luus (c) (Titans), Chloé Tryon (v/c) (KZN Coastal), Ayabonga Khaka (Lions), Lara Goodall (Western Province), Laura Wolvaardt (Western Province), Lizelle Lee (Dragons), Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province), Masabata Maria Klaas (Dragons), Mignon du Preez (Titans), Nonkululeko Mlaba (KZN Coastal), Shabnim Ismail (KZN Coastal), Sinalo Jafta (Western Province), Tazmin Brits (Dragons), Trisha Chetty (KZN Coastal), Tumi Sekhukhune (Lions).

Traveling reserves: Anneke Bosch (Dragons), Nadine de Klerk (Western Province), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Lions).

Proteas’ World Cup fixtures (SA times):

Saturday, 5 March: vs Bangladesh (University Oval, Dunedin, 00:00)
Friday, 11 March: vs Pakistan (Bay Oval, Tauranga, 03:00)
Monday, 14 March: vs England (Bay Oval, Tauranga, 03:00)
Thursday, 17 March: vs New Zealand (Seddon Park, Hamilton, 03:00)
Tuesday, 22 March: vs Australia (Basin Reserve, Wellington, 00:00)
Thursday, 24 March: vs West Indies (Basin Reserve, Wellington, 00:00)
Sunday, 27 March: vs India (Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 03:00)