Cricket South Africa has unveiled a dynamic 15-member squad for the upcoming Girls’s ODI Tri-Collection in Sri Lanka, that includes hosts Sri Lanka and India. Scheduled from April 27 to Might 11, 2025, at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium, this collection serves as a vital preparatory platform forward of the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup later this 12 months in India.
South Africa picks a balanced squad for ODI tri-series
The squad noticed the inclusion of three promising abilities: wicketkeeper-batter Karabo Meso, spinner Seshnie Naidu, and all-rounder Miané Smit. Meso and Naidu, each standout performers within the ICC U19 Girls’s T20 World Cup, are set to make their senior group debuts. Smit, beforehand a touring reserve throughout final 12 months’s T20 World Cup, earned her first official call-up. Moreover, Nondumiso Shangase returns to the nationwide setup after her final look in June 2024 through the tour to India.
These newcomers substitute Ayanda Hlubi, Mieke de Ridder, and Lara Goodall. Veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp will miss the collection to give attention to her conditioning forward of the World Cup. Head coach Mandla Mashimbyi emphasised the significance of exposing younger gamers to worldwide cricket, stating, “It’s a chance for us to present them publicity at this degree. Going ahead and for the larger image, it’s essential that we expose them as a lot as potential to worldwide cricket.”
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The tri-series presents the Proteas Girls a useful alternative to acclimate to subcontinental circumstances just like these anticipated in India through the World Cup. Coach Mashimbyi highlighted the importance of this publicity, noting, “Once you take a look at India and Sri Lanka in their very own circumstances, you’d slightly play these groups there so you’ll be able to perceive what is required so that you can achieve these sorts of circumstances.”
The collection format includes every group enjoying the others twice, culminating in a closing between the highest two groups on Might 11. All matches are scheduled as day video games on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
South Africa’s squad for the ODI tri-series towards India and Sri Lanka
Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Suné Luus, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Nondumiso Shangase, Miané Smit, and Chloé Tryon.
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This text was first printed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times firm.
