Johannesburg, May 12 (IANS) Veteran fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has reversed her retirement and returned to the South African women’s side as the Proteas announced their 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.The 37-year-old, who last represented South Africa in the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup final in Cape Town, adds vast experience to the Laura Wolvaardt-led squad with 113 T20I appearances and a national record 1…
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Johannesburg, April 26 (IANS) India’s World Cup champion Deepti Sharma said she always had belief in herself and trusted her hard work after delivering a match-winning all-round performance to help the team defeat South Africa by 14 runs in the fourth T20I played at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.“First of all, you guys have so much belief in me, and I also have belief in myself that I’ll have to come back harder, because I know that the team really needs me. And if you don’t do well at that …
Johannesburg, April 26 (IANS) India rode on an all-round masterclass from Deepti Sharma to register a 14-run win over the South Africa in the fourth Women’s T20I in Johannesburg on Sunday. While the hosts still hold an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, the Women in Blue managed to avoid a whitewashDeepti delivered a match-winning spell of 5/19 after contributing an unbeaten 36 with the bat, earning the Player of the Match honours. Earlier, useful knocks from Jemimah Rodrigues (43) …
Johannesburg, April 24 (IANS) Having already conceded the five-match T20I series with two games to spare, India will enter the fourth game against South Africa, to be played at the Wanderers on Saturday, with an aim to solve a familiar and urgent crisis: a bowling unit looking in tatters at the moment. Despite a resurgent batting performance on Wednesday that saw India post 192/4 – their highest-ever T20I score against the Proteas – the Harmanpreet Kaur-led visitors were listless with the ball t…
Durban, April 19 (IANS) Skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus struck commanding half-centuries each as a clinical South Africa Women thrashed a sloppy India by eight wickets and secured a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at Kingsmead on Sunday.Chasing a below-par 148, the Proteas openers made a mockery of the Indian attack with a 106-run stand. Laura led from the front by finding gaps with immaculate ease and smashed a 34-ball 54, laced with seven fours and a six, while Luus remained equally ef…
Durban, April 19 (IANS) Chloe Tryon and Tumi Sekhukhune picked three wickets each while skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus struck commanding half-centuries each as a clinical South Africa Women thrashed a sloppy India by eight wickets and secure a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at Kingsmead on Sunday.From a position of relative comfort at 99/3, India lost their way as the last seven wickets fell for just 33 runs to end at a below-par 147. Shafali Verma, playing her 100th T20I game, hit 57 …
Durban, April 16 (IANS) The upcoming T20I series between South Africa and India carries significance well beyond a routine bilateral contest, serving as crucial preparation for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The fixture also rekindles memories of their last major encounter at the DY Patil Stadium during the 2025 ODI World Cup, where the Women in Blue emerged victorious, extending South Africa’s run of near-misses in global finals. South Africa have steadily developed into one of the mos…
Christchurch, March 29 (IANS) Kayla Reyneke struck a last-ball six on her ODI debut to seal a dramatic two-wicket victory for South Africa over New Zealand in the series opener at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. Player of the Match Kayla finished unbeaten on 42 off 32 balls and guided the Proteas home after Ayabonga Khaka’s career-best 6-56 had restricted the hosts to 268. Annerie Dercksen top-scored with 72 from 93 deliveries, while Sune Luus added 53, which kept the chase alive before Kayla took …
Christchurch, March 28 (IANS) South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt remains optimistic, aiming to “be a lot better” in the upcoming three-match ODI series after her side’s 1-4 loss to Amelia Kerr-led New Zealand in the T20I series. The three ODIs have significant importance for the team’s qualification for the 2029 ODI World Cup.Ahead of the first ODI in Christchurch on Sunday, Wolvaardt expressed confidence in their preparations. “We’ve had some good reflections and a couple of good meet…