Danévan Niekerk is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler,she played for South Africa in Test matches,One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021,and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021. She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs. On 16 March 2023,she announced her retirement from international cricket.
Trisha Chetty is a South African former cricketer. She played two Tests,and made one hundred and twenty limited-overs appearances for South Africa between 2007 and 2022. She played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. On 17 March 2023,she announced her retirement from all formats of cricket.
Shabnim Ismail is a South African cricketer who made her debut for the national women's team in January 2007. A right-arm fast bowler,Ismail is South Africa's all-time leading wicket-taker in both the One Day International and Twenty20 International formats. She has earned a reputation as one of the fastest female bowlers in the world having recorded the fastest ball bowled by a female of 132.1 kilometres per hour (82.1 mph) during the WPL in 2024.She has played in every editions of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament since its inception in 2009. She has featured in ICC World Twenty20 on eight occasions in 2009,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018,2020,2023.
Mignon du Preez is a former South African cricketer,who was the women's team captain in all three forms of cricket,Test matches,ODIs and T20Is,from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper,du Preez made her debut for the South Africa national women's cricket team in January 2007,aged seventeen. Besides being the South African player with most matches as captain in both ODIs and T20Is,she is the highest run-scorer for South Africa women in ODIs and T20Is. In April 2022,du Preez announced her retirement from Test and ODI cricket,allowing her to focus on the shorter format of the game and spend more time with her family. In December 2022,she further announced her retirement from T20Is,but confirmed her continued availability for domestic T20 leagues.
Marizanne Kapp is a South African international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team. She was the first cricketer for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.
Masabata Marie Klaas is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She made her debut for South Africa in 2010.
Lizelle Lee is a South African cricketer who played for the South Africa women's national cricket team from 2013 to 2022. She has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League,as well as Melbourne Stars,Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League. Lee is an opening batter. In January 2022,Lee was named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year. In July 2022,Lee announced her retirement from international cricket.
SunéElbie Luus is a South African professional cricketer,who plays for the national cricket team as a leg spin bowling all-rounder.
Ayabonga Khaka is a South African cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a right-arm medium bowler. In March 2018,she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.
Laura Wolvaardt is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Western Province,Adelaide Strikers,Gujarat Giants,Manchester Originals and South Africa. She plays as a right-handed opening batter. She has previously played for Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat.
Anneke Elizabeth Bosch is a South African cricketer. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against Australia on 18 November 2016.
Sinalo Jafta is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against New Zealand on 22 October 2016. In April 2019,she was named in South Africa's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Pakistan. She made her WT20I debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 15 May 2019.
Nadine de Klerk is a South African cricketer. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 9 May 2017. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against India on 13 February 2018.
Tumi Sphindile Sekhukhune is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She made her international debut for South Africa in September 2018.
Faye Tunnicliffe is a South African cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. In August 2018,she was named in the South Africa Women's squad for their series against the West Indies Women. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 24 September 2018.
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team played the South Africa women's cricket team in February 2019. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs),which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship,and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. South Africa Women won the WT20I series 3–0. Their captain Dane van Niekerk was ruled out of the last two WODI matches due to an injury,with SunéLuus leading the team in her place. South Africa Women also won the WODI series 3–0.
Nondumiso Precious Shangase is a South African cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler. In April 2019,she was named in South Africa's squads for their series against Pakistan. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 19 May 2019.
A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,England,during July and August 2022. It was cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List A men's tournament was held at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is),with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.
Nonkululeko Mlaba is a South African cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her international debut for the South Africa women's cricket team in September 2019.
The 2022–23 South Africa women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in South Africa in January and February 2023 as a preparatory series before the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. It was a tri-nation series between India women,South Africa women and the West Indies women cricket teams,with the matches played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures. In December 2022,Cricket South Africa confirmed the fixtures for the series,with all the matches to be played at Buffalo Park in East London.
