S Africa axe captain van Niekerk from Women's T20 World Cup squad
JOHANNESBURG : Hosts South Africa have dropped regular captain Dane van Niekerk from their Women's Twenty20 World Cup squad after the all-rounder failed to meet fitness requirements.
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