Lizelle Lee smashed a second successive half-century in just over 24 hours and a career-best score as the Proteas Women clinched a famous series-winning nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in the final T20 International in Benoni on Thursday.
In what is a crunch match for the Proteas Women, assistant coach Salieg Nackerdien believes the team must back themselves to change a few aspects of their game and get back into the series ahead of the fourth Women’s T20 International against Pakistan in Benoni on Wednesday.
Following a good start with bat and ball, the Proteas Women came up short in the end due to faltering middle periods, a factor that head coach, Hilton Moreeng, and stand-in captain Suné Luus agreed was the difference in their defeat in the third T20 international against Pakistan in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday.
Career-best efforts from Tazmin Brits and Moseline Daniels were not enough as the Proteas Women slipped to a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the third T20 International at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday.
A maiden career half-century by Marizanne Kapp in her new role up the order helped the Proteas Women edge out Pakistan by eight wickets with a ball to spare in the second T20 International at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.
The Proteas women sunk to a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Wednesday’s opening T20I at the LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria.
Captain Sune Luus lashed a free-scoring 80 and Masabata Klaas claimed three wickets but it was not enough as Pakistan managed to tie the decisive third ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) One-Day International against the Proteas in Benoni on Sunday, meaning the series was drawn at Willowmoore Park.
A hat-trick from Masabata Klaas saw the Proteas women beat their Pakistan counterparts by eight wickets in the second ODI at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.
Watch the Proteas Women and Pakistan contest the second ODI at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.
Former Proteas women’s all-rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie died in a motor vehicle accident earlier this week. Her child also passed away in the accident.
North West were crowned the 2019 CSA Women’s National Week champions after defeating Western Province by seven wickets in the final in Bloemfontein on Friday.
Proteas Women’s assistant coach Salieg Nackerdien says he is delighted with the talent in Women’s cricket and he looks forward to more selection headaches in the future.
Proteas Women legend Mignon du Preez’s contribution to South African cricket has been honoured by the unveiling of the Mignon du Preez Gates at SuperSport Park.
Twenty-one of South Africa’s most talented women’s cricketers are undergoing a rigorous five-day training camp at the Powerade Centre of Excellence in Pretoria.
Cricket South Africa have named the intake for the Women’s National Academy, which will run from 2 June to 2 August 2019 in Pretoria.
