South Africa Women National Cricket Team (2026)
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Team |
South Africa Women's Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
Proteas |
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Governed by |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) |
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Captain |
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Coach |
Mandla Mashimbyi |
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First Test |
against England at St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth; 2–5 December 1960 |
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First ODI |
against Ireland at Stormont, Belfast; 5 August 1997 |
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First T20I |
against New Zealand at County Ground, Taunton; 10 August 2007 |
The South Africa women' cricket team represents South Africa in international women's cricket. They are also called Proteas and are governed by Cricket South Africa (CSA). South Africa is a full member of the ICC and has Test, ODI and T20I status.
In 1960, South Africa women's cricket team played its first Test against England and became the fourth team to play at that level. However, their journey in international cricket was halted abruptly because of the sporting boycott of South Africa. As a result, they did not play in international cricket from 1972 to 1997.
South Africa women's cricket team finally resumed their journey in international cricket in 1997 when they played their first-ever ODI, against Ireland. In the same year, they also participated in the women's cricket World Cup for the first time and has played in every edition of the tournament since then. Their best performance in the World Cup is semifinal appearance in 2000 and 2017.
South Africa played their first T20I against New Zealand in 2007. They have participated in every edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Their best performance in the competition is the runners-up finish in 2023.
South Africa Women's Cricket Team Honours:
Women's T20 World Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2023
African Games
- Silver medal (1): 2023
South Africa Women's Cricket Team Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Laura Wolvaardt (Captain) | Batter | Batting: Right hand bat | 14 |
| Tazmin Brits | Batter | Batting: Right hand bat | 1 |
| Sinalo Jafta | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 10 |
| Karabo Meso | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 72 |
| Nadine de Klerk | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
32 |
| Annerie Dercksen | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
77 |
| Marizanne Kapp | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
7 |
| Sune Luus | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
96 |
| Kayla Reyneke | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
32 |
| Chloe Tryon | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
25 |
| Dane van Niekerk | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
81 |
| Ayanda Hlubi | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
17 |
| Ayabonga Khaka | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
99 |
| Masabata Klaas | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
5 |
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
28 |
| Lara Goodall | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
26 |
| Faye Tunnicliffe | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat |
- |
| Nondumiso Shangase | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
4 |
| Tumi Sekhukhune | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
- |
Most Runs for South Africa Women in WODIs
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 5,477 | 122 | 121 | 13 | 38 | 2016-2025 |
| Mignon du Preez | 3,760 | 154 | 141 | 2 | 18 | 2007-2022 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 3,511 | 162 | 139 | 4 | 17 | 2009-2025 |
| Lizelle Lee | 3,315 | 100 | 99 | 3 | 23 | 2013-2022 |
| Sune Luus | 2,877 | 145 | 125 | 2 | 18 | 2012-2025 |
| Trisha Chetty | 2,703 | 134 | 113 | 0 | 16 | 2007-2022 |
| Chloe Tryon | 2,292 | 124 | 102 | 0 | 14 | 2011-2025 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 2,273 | 110 | 86 | 1 | 10 | 2009-2025 |
| Tazmin Brits | 1,713 | 51 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2021-2025 |
| Cri-zelda Brits | 1,622 | 69 | 63 | 1 | 11 | 2002-2013 |
Most Runs for South Africa Women in WT20Is
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 2,225 | 85 | 79 | 2 | 12 | 2016-2025 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 1,939 | 88 | 79 | 0 | 10 | 2009-2025 |
| Lizelle Lee | 1,896 | 82 | 82 | 1 | 13 | 2013-2021 |
| Mignon du Preez | 1,805 | 114 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 2007-2022 |
| Tazmin Brits | 1,719 | 68 | 65 | 0 | 14 | 2018-2025 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 1,641 | 118 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 2009-2025 |
| Sune Luus | 1,526 | 131 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 2012-2025 |
| Chloe Tryon | 1,299 | 115 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 2010-2025 |
| Trisha Chetty | 1,117 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 2007-2022 |
| Anneke Bosch | 910 | 49 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 2019-2024 |
Most Wickets for South Africa Women in WODIs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Shabnim Ismail | 191 | 127 | 126 | 6 | 2 | 2007-2022 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 181 | 162 | 152 | 4 | 2 | 2009-2025 |
| Ayabonga Khaka | 142 | 119 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 2012-2025 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 138 | 110 | 103 | 6 | 2 | 2009-2025 |
| Sune Luus | 121 | 145 | 104 | 3 | 5 | 2012-2025 |
| Masabata Klaas | 84 | 87 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 2010-2025 |
| Sunette Loubser | 80 | 60 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 2007-2014 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 68 | 58 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 2017-2025 |
| Chloe Tryon | 62 | 124 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 2011-2025 |
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | 58 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2021-2025 |
Most Wickets for South Africa Women in WT20Is
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Shabnim Ismail | 123 | 113 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 2007-2023 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 92 | 118 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 2009-2025 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 65 | 88 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 2009-2025 |
| Sune Luus | 57 | 131 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2012-2025 |
| Ayabonga Khaka | 57 | 72 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 2012-2025 |
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | 56 | 65 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2019-2025 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 52 | 70 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2018-2025 |
| Chloe Tryon | 43 | 115 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2010-2025 |
| Masabata Klaas | 43 | 68 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2010-2025 |
| Tumi Sekhukhune | 38 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2018-2025 |
LIVE / 2nd ODI / SuperSport Park, Centurion
361/8 (50 ov)
126/3 (21.4 ov)
Pakistan Women need 236 runs in 28.2 remaining overs
SCHEDULED / Match 29 / Lord's
SCHEDULED / Match 24 / County Ground, Bristol
SCHEDULED / Match 18 / Old Trafford
SCHEDULED / Match 11 / Edgbaston
SCHEDULED / Match 6 / Kingsmead
SCHEDULED / Match 8 / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
COMPLETED / Final / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
298/7 (50 ov)
246/10 (45.3 ov)
India Women won by 52 runs
COMPLETED / 1st Semi-Final / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
194/10 (42.3 ov)
319/7 (50 ov)
South Africa Women won by 125 runs
COMPLETED / 26th Match / Holkar Cricket Stadium
98/3 (16.5 ov)
97/10 (24 ov)
Australia Women won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 22nd Match / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
312/9 (40 ov)
83/7 (20 ov)
South Africa Women won by 150 runs (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 18th Match / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
105/7 (20 ov)
125/0 (14.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 10 wickets (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 14th Match / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
235/7 (49.3 ov)
232/6 (50 ov)
South Africa Women won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 10th Match / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
251/10 (49.5 ov)
252/7 (48.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 8 / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
229/10 (46 ov)
233/6 (40.1 ov)
South Africa Women won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 7th Match / Holkar Cricket Stadium
231/10 (47.5 ov)
234/4 (40.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / The Wanderers Stadium
206/4 (32.2 ov)
205/10 (45.2 ov)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / St George's Park
375/6 (50 ov)
301/10 (47.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 74 runs
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Mangaung Oval
260/6 (41 ov)
223/10 (38.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 37 runs
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Buffalo Park
211/3 (36.5 ov)
209/7 (47 ov)
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 4th Match / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
73/0 (14.1 ov)
69/10 (20.4 ov)
England Women won by 10 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Diamond Oval
91/10 (16.5 ov)
144/7 (20 ov)
Pakistan Women won by 53 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Willowmoore Park
Match abandoned due to rain
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Gaddafi Stadium
117/4 (31 ov)
115/10 (25.5 ov)
Pakistan Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Willowmoore Park
104/4 (13.2 ov)
100/9 (14 ov)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Boland Park
201/5 (20 ov)
136/3 (20 ov)
South Africa Women won by 65 runs
COMPLETED / Match 2 / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
45/3 (9 ov)
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Gaddafi Stadium
287/10 (44.4 ov)
292/3 (46 ov)
South Africa Women won by 25 runs (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Senwes Park
185/5 (20 ov)
180/9 (20 ov)
South Africa Women won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Newlands
220/2 (20 ov)
115/10 (18 ov)
South Africa Women won by 105 runs
South Africa Women Squad
