Antoinette Muller

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South Africa W v Ireland W 2025/26

South Africa will bat first against Ireland, after winning the toss ahead of the first of three women’s T20 internationals at Newlands in Cape Town.
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Newlands is the venue for the tour opener before the action moves on to Paarl then Benoni, leading into a trio of one-day internationals.
It’s a first outing in the shortest form for the Proteas since their 2-1 series loss to the West Indies back in June in the Caribbean.
Their visitors came through their World Cup European qualifying tournament with flying colours in August, winning six from six to take them through to the global qualifier in Nepal the other side of new year.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Faye Tunnicliffe, Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Dane van Niekerk, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
IRELAND: Gaby Lewis (capt), Amy Hunter (wk), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Christina Coulter Reilly, Louise Little, Ava Canning, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Lara McBride.

Proteas win toss and bat against Ireland

Captain Laura Wolvaardt emphasised the team’s eagerness to begin the Proteas Women’s T20 International (T20I) series against Ireland, with the opening match taking place at the World Sports Betting Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Friday.

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The last time Dane van Niekerk padded up for the Proteas, England still had a Queen, The Last of Us was only a video game and neither Lionel Messi nor any South African cricket team had lifted a World Cup. In fact, no South African team had even made it to the final of a major ICC event in the shorter format of the game.

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