Proteas women
Dillon du Preez appointed assistant coach of Proteas Women
The former Free State and VKB Knights all-rounder, who retired from the game in 2017, has signed a three-year contract and will work under head coach Hilton...
The tour was meant to take place in September but Cricket South Africa announced last week that the team would not be travelling to England due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
South Africa’s women’s national cricket side have pulled out of a proposed tour of England next month due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, ending hopes they would be able to return to the pitch after series against Australia and West Indies were cancelled.
Khaka has more than 80 caps for the national women's cricket side and believes that her hard work and dedication in the sport made her who she was today - one of the world's best bowlers.
Hilton Moreeng’s Proteas side will face the WT20 World Cup champions in a three-match ODI series starting on Sunday, March 22 in Durban, with the much-anticipated marquee Proteas Women Black Day event.
The South Africans were set a target of 98 off 13 overs but fell agonisingly short.
Despite their dominance in the group stages, South Africa are heading into relatively uncharted territory as they take part in just their second semifinal while their opponents have won the tournament four times.
The Proteas needed to avoid defeat against the already-eliminated West Indies to top Group B and with the match in Sydney abandoned without a ball being bowled, they earned a point to ensure that happened.
South Africa have already qualified automatically for the 2022 Women's T20 World Cup.
South Africa have won all three of their games at the tournament so far, beating England in their opening match of the tournament before a record-breaking victory against tournament debutants Thailand gave them two wins from two.
Group A leaders India were the first to reach the last four and the final place will go to the winner of Monday’s clash between hosts Australia and their trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.
South Africa's 195/3 was the biggest score in the tournament's history, beating India's 194 for five against New Zealand in Providence in 2018.
South Africa will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign on Sunday, 23 February with a Pool B clash against England at the WACA in Perth.
Sune Luus would add 5 more wickets to her tally to walk away with figures of 6/45 in 10 overs as the 24-year-old all-rounder ripped through New Zealand’s middle order.
Needing 260 to win, Proteas Women reached their total with nine balls to spare.
The Proteas Women open their pool campaign against England Women in Perth, followed by clashes against Thailand Women and Pakistan Women before ending the pool stages against West Indies Women.
The league will be a strength versus strength domestic competition, designed to raise the standard of South African domestic cricket and give provincial players the chance to measure their skills against the established Proteas, most of whom will be taking part.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have agreed to replace one of the two washed-out matches in the current T20 series with another match.
The tour consists of five T20 International matches followed by three One-Day Internationals.