GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Two Garden Route women cricket players will join the Proteas' outbound tour to India as part of the 16-player squad announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Mieke de Ridder and Annerie Dercksen, both from Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers, will join the tour beginning with three ICC Women's Championship 2022-25 one-day internationals (ODIs) and a one-off test match from 16 June to 1 July in Bengaluru and Chennai.
The squad for the three-match T20 International (T20I) series, taking place from 5 to 9 July, will be confirmed during the tour.
The experienced squad features the return of SA Emerging and Hollywoodbets Dolphins all-rounder Nondumiso Shangase, who rejoins the national team for the first time since the Bangladesh tour in December last year.
Additionally, wicket-keeper De Ridder returns after missing the recent tour against Sri Lanka due to a hand injury.
In another significant comeback, top-order batter Tazmin Brits, has been named in the squad as she nears full recovery from knee surgery in mid-April. Brits will undergo a fitness test before the team departs, to determine the extent of her participation in the tour.
"Everyone's excited and looking forward to the tour to India," commented Proteas Women interim head coach Dillon du Preez.
"So far, preparation has been great. We had a big focus on options against spin and it was good to see the buy-in from the team. We also have new management involved, so this would be a great opportunity for them to find their feet before we come back and start our preparation for the World Cup. The key for us would be to assess the conditions as soon as possible, be calm under pressure and try and play key moments in the game better than the opposition. We all know a series against India in India will always be tough."
Annerie Dercksen of Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers will join the Proteas on tour to India.
Proteas Women ODI and test squad - outbound tour to India:
Laura Wolvaardt (captain) (Fidelity Titans), Anneke Bosch (Fidelity Titans), Tazmin Brits (DP World Lions), Nadine de Klerk (World Sports Betting Western Province), Annerie Dercksen (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers), Mieke de Ridder (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers), Sinalo Jafta (DP World Lions), Marizanne Kapp (World Sports Betting Western Province), Ayabonga Khaka (DP World Lions) (ODI squad only), Masabata Klaas (Fidelity Titans), Sune Luus (Fidelity Titans), Eliz-Mari Marx (Fidelity Titans), Nonkululeko Mlaba (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Tumi Sekhukhune (DP World Lions), Nondumiso Shangase (Hollywoodbets Dolphins) and Delmi Tucker (World Sports Betting Western Province).
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