Cricket South Africa (CSA) has formally appointed Laura Wolvaardt because the everlasting captain of the Proteas Ladies’s Cricket Workforce in all three codecs. This resolution follows Wolvaardt’s profitable tenure as interim captain throughout latest excursions towards Pakistan and New Zealand.
Profitable Interim Captaincy
Wolvaardt, 24, took on the function of interim captain, succeeding Sune Luus, throughout a interval of management transition. Her impactful captaincy included main the staff to back-to-back 2-1 ODI sequence victories. Wolvaardt showcased not solely her management expertise but in addition contributed considerably with the bat.
Having already appeared in 86 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 59 T20Is, Wolvaardt boasts a powerful document, accumulating 3,421 runs in ODIs with 30 fifties and 4 lots of. In T20Is, she has scored 1,313 runs at a mean of 32.82, together with 9 half-centuries.
T20 Squad for Bangladesh Sequence
CSA additionally introduced the 15-player T20 squad set to face Bangladesh on house soil between 3-23 December. Wolvaardt will lead a squad that mixes youth and expertise, together with the inclusion of SA U19 and SA Rising stars Ayanda Hlubi and Eliz-Mari Marx. Annerie Dercksen, making a comeback after a hand harm, is rewarded for her constant performances on the home and Rising ranges.
The T20 squad will probably be with out centrally contracted gamers Ayabonga Khaka (knee harm), Chloe Tryon (groin), and Nadine de Klerk (aspect pressure). Moreover, Marizanne Kapp is rested for the T20Is and can return for the essential ODI sequence.
The Proteas Ladies’s squad for the three-match ODI sequence will probably be introduced forward of the encounters scheduled in East London, Potchefstroom, and Benoni between 16-23 December. These ODI matches are a part of the ICC Ladies’s Championship 2022-25 (IWC), contributing to qualification for the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
Proteas Ladies T20I squad for Bangladesh Sequence: Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Delmi Tucker, Laura Wolvaardt (captain)
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