Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
Johannesburg, Feb 4 : Sune Luus will lead Proteas at the Women’s World Cup 2022 as the Cricket South Africa (CSA) named the 15-member squad on Friday. The showpiece event will be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3. All-rounder Chloe Tryon will continue her vice-captaincy role in the squad which sees the return of opening batter Lizelle Lee, who missed the ongoing series against the West Indies. The eight-team tournament will kick off with a group stage round, where all teams play each other once before the top four sides compete in the semifinals and finals.
“The most exciting thing about this squad that’s going to the World Cup is that it complements our planning and our strategic selections over a period of time,” said Clinton du Preez, Proteas Convenor of Selectors. “The squad was not just brought together in the last few months, it’s a process that we commenced in 2017 and we identified certain areas that we needed to strengthen. There were strategic selections made through various camps and tours that we’ve had and played prior to this.
“The players have come along nicely and in leaps and bounds, and it’s good to see that we can now, with injuries and key personnel out of the team, find strategic replacements to cover for them, which is important and speaks volumes of the depth that we’ve created within this programme.” South Africa World Cup squad: Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Maria Klaas, Mignon du Preez, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Tumi Sekhukhune. Traveling Reserves: Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk and Raisibe Ntozakhe.
