
Tryon, Van Niekerk set up victory
Dane van Niekerk built on a solid batting base by taking three Bangladeshi wickets and setting up a 106-run victory in the first of five ODIs, in Potchefstroom.
Dane van Niekerk built on a solid batting base by taking three Bangladeshi wickets and setting up a 106-run victory in the first of five ODIs, in Potchefstroom.
It was back to the drawing board after the Proteas Women were beaten by 54 runs in the fifth and final T20, at Newlands.
Shabnim Ismail’s 5-30 set up a series-saving victory for the Proteas Women, who beat India by five wickets in the third T20 at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Chloe Tryon smashed 32 runs off seven balls, but the Proteas Women were swept away by a seven-wicket defeat to India in the first T20, at Potchefstroom.
Boosted by a dramatic win in the last ODI, the Proteas Women will go into today’s first T20 against India in Potchefstroom with confidence.
Dane van Niekerk’s late charge gave the Proteas Women a seven-wicket win in the final ODI against India, in Potchefstroom.
It was ecstasy and agony for Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez as their 96-run partnership came to nought when the Perth Scorchers beat the Melbourne Stars by nine wickets in the Women’s Big Bash League.
Proteas star Lizelle Lee got her WBBL season off to a flying start by smashing a record 50 off 22 balls for the Melbourne Stars.
Laura Wolvaardt, who excelled in the recent Women’s World Cup in England, has been contracted by the Brisbane Heat for the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
The Proteas Women will tour England in 2018 from 9 June until 1 July.
Lizelle Lee said good timing was key in her destructive 92 against India on Saturday.
Ex-Proteas Women captain, Mignon du Preez, believes that they had the capacity to beat New Zealand if their match had not rained out on Wednesday.
Shabnim Ismail said she managed to overcome a lot of nerves to get the Proteas Women over the line against Pakistan in the World Cup opener on Sunday.
Dane van Niekerk believes the Proteas Women have momentum on their side heading into their World Cup opener against Pakistan on Sunday.
The Proteas Women lost their opening World Cup warm-up match to Australia by 103 runs on Tuesday, despite fifties from Dane van Niekerk and Trisha Chetty.