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.
The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held from 7 to 14 July 2018 in the Netherlands. It was the third edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.
The India women's cricket team played South Africa women's cricket team in February 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and five Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). The WODI games are part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship. India Women won the WODI series 2–1. India Women won the WT20I series 3–1, after the fourth match was washed out.
The South Africa women's cricket team toured England in the 2018 cricket season, playing three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) against the England women's cricket team, followed by a tri-series which also featured New Zealand. The WODI series formed part of the 2017–2020 ICC Women's Championship, which determined qualification for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup. England were captained by Heather Knight, while South Africa were led by Dane van Niekerk.
The Bangladesh women's cricket team played the Ireland women's cricket team in June and July 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. The second match took place before the men's Twenty20 International match between Ireland and India which was played later the same day at the same venue.
The South Africa women's cricket team played the West Indies women's cricket team in September and October 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and five Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20I). The WODI series was drawn 1–1, after the second match finished in a no result. The WT20I series was drawn 2–2, with the third match of the series being abandoned.
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. South Africa Women's captain Dane van Niekerk was ruled out of the last two WODI matches due to an injury, with Suné Luus leading the team in her place. South Africa Women also won the WODI series 3–0.
The Pakistan women's cricket team toured South Africa to play against the South Africa women's cricket team in May 2019. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and five Women's Twenty20 International (WT20) matches.
The South Africa women's cricket team toured India to play against the India women's cricket team in September and October 2019. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and six Women's Twenty20 International (WT20) matches. The WODI matches were not part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship.
The Pakistan women's cricket team toured South Africa to play against the South Africa women's cricket team in January and February 2021. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). Originally, some of the fixtures were scheduled to be played at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg. However, on 10 January 2021, Cricket South Africa updated the tour itinerary with all the matches being played at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) organized a Women's ODI tri-nation in Doha during January 2014 followed by a Women's T20I tri-nation series in the same month. The participating teams were Pakistan, South Africa and Ireland. Both tournaments were played in a round-robin format where each team faced other team twice and followed by a final. All the matches were played at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.
The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured Ireland and England in August and September 2012. In Ireland, they played Bangladesh in 1 One Day International and 1 Twenty20 International, as well as playing in the two Ireland Women's Tri-Series, against Bangladesh and Ireland. They then went to England, and played England in 2 T20Is and the West Indies in 1 T20I.
The Bangladesh women's national cricket team toured Ireland in August 2012. They played in the two Ireland Women's Tri-Series, in ODI and T20I formats, against Ireland and Pakistan. They also separately played Pakistan in 1 ODI and 1 T20I, and against Ireland in 1 ODI. The T20I matches were the first ever played by Bangladesh in the format.
The South Africa women's national cricket team toured England in July and August 2008. They first played Ireland in 1 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International, winning both matches. They then played a 5 match ODI series and a 3 match T20I series against England, both of which were won by England.
The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured England in August 2008. They played England in 3 Twenty20 Internationals and 6 One Day Internationals. New Zealand won the ODI series 3–2, whilst England won the T20I series 2–1. They also played a T20I against South Africa, who were also touring England that summer, which they won by 97 runs.
The South Africa women's national cricket team toured Bangladesh in September 2012. They played Bangladesh in 3 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals, winning both series 2–1. The series preceded South Africa's participation in the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20, held in Sri Lanka.
The South Africa women's national cricket team toured the West Indies in January 2013. They played the West Indies in 5 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals, drawing the ODI series 2–2 and losing the T20I series 2–0. The series preceded both teams' participation in the 2013 World Cup, held in India.
The Bangladesh women's national cricket team toured South Africa in September 2013. They played South Africa in 3 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals, losing both series 3–0.
The West Indies women's cricket team played the South Africa women's cricket team in January and February 2022. The tour consisted of four Women's One Day International (WODI) matches. Originally the tour was scheduled to consist of five WODIs and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, but a revised schedule was issued ahead of the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.
The South Africa women's cricket team toured Ireland to play against the Ireland women's cricket team in June 2022. The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) and three Women's One Day International (WODI) matches. The WODI matches were the part of 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. In May 2022, Cricket South Africa named their squad for the tour, with Suné Luus leading the side in Dane van Niekerk's absence. Likewise, Cricket Ireland named their squad, with Gaby Lewis captaining the side, with Laura Delany out due to an injury. Lewis also became the youngest player to captain the Ireland Women's team in international cricket.
