Massive blow for Proteas as superstar Kapp ruled out of Commonwealth Games
Proteas head coach Hilton Moreeng has confirmed that star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been ruled out of this week's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Proteas head coach Hilton Moreeng has confirmed that star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been ruled out of this week's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
With the Commonwealth Games a few weeks away, the Proteas were stuck with a hammer blow on Thursday with the news that star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and spinner Tumi Sekhukhune will miss the T20 series against England.
All-rounder Marizanne Kapp scored a fighting half-century, but the Proteas women fell 114 runs short to hand England an ODI series win in the second ODI at Bristol County Ground on Friday.
Proteas seamers Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail were nominated for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Month accolade for June.
Marizanne Kapp produced one of the great Test innings on Monday, playing a magnificent knock of 150 to bail South Africa Women out of trouble and help them post a respectable total of 284 all in the only Test against hosts England at the The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. Kapp's wicket was the penultimate wicket to fall in the South African innings and it was brought about courtesy a special effort in the field by England Women star Tammy Beaumont.
Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp says that her maiden Test century on Monday was the biggest highlight of her career so far.
With the Proteas women playing their first Test match in eight years, there was always likely to be nerves as they were asked to bat by England on Monday.
A pair of South African stars have made giant strides inside the top five on the latest set of ICC ODI Player Rankings. The ICC released the new rankings on Tuesday and stylish opener Laura Wolvaardt and experienced quick Ayabonga Khaka have been the big winners after dominant performances for the Proteas during their recent ODI series sweep over Ireland. Wolvaardt's superb innings of 89 in the third and final match in Dublin came just at the right time as it catapulted the right-hander past Australia skipper Meg Lanning and into fourth place on the latest rankings for batters.