SA women bat in crucial 3rd Windies ODI, Ntozakhe back after more than 3 years
Proteas women's captain Sune Luus won the toss and chose to bat first in the third ODI between South Africa and the West Indies at the Wanderers on Thursday.
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Proteas women to don black for fight against GBV in final Windies ODI
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that the fourth and final ODI between the Proteas women and West Indies would be the 'Black ODI', bringing one of the most important societal issues facing South Africa in gender-based violence (GBV).
Proteas Women take on Windies in third ODI as World Cup preparations continue
Johannesburg – Although disappointed at the outcome in the second One-Day International against the West Indies, the Proteas women’s team feels that they remain on track as far as the build up to the World Cup is concerned.
Ayabonga Khaka proving to be the unsung hero for the Proteas
Johannesburg — Ayabonga Khaka generally plays second fiddle to the dynamic new ball duo Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail, but on the eve of the World Cup, she’s underlying her value to the Proteas.
ICC Women's ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj Rises To Second Spot, Alyssa Healy Leads Batting List
West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews has progressed four places to 11th position in the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after a fine show in the first two matches of their four match-series against South Africa. Matthews, who grabbed two wickets each in both matches, is the highest-ranked bowler from the West Indies with other off-spinner Anisa Mohammed in 25th place and Shakera Selman 26th. Seam bowler Shamilia Connell has moved up nine slots to 29th after taking three wickets in the two matches. South Africa captain Sune Luus has advanced seven places to joint-34th among bowlers and is up two places to 44th in the batting list, which is now led by Alyssa Healy with Mithali Raj in second place after Lizelle Lee dropped two places to third. Lee, ICC's Women's ODI Player of the Year in 2021, is out of the series due to COVID-19.
Watch: Deandra Dottin Goes Berserk As West Indies Women Smash 25 In Super Over vs South Africa In 2nd ODI
The rain-affected second ODI between West Indies women and South Africa women was largely dominated by the bowlers barring the one-over eliminator. The match in Johannesburg went into a Super Over after both West Indies and South Africa were bowled out for 160 in 41-over-a-side match. But what transpired in those two overs was nothing short of outstanding. West Indies batters Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews smashed 25 runs off Shabnim Ismail's Super Over, the same bowler who had an economy rate of 3.65 in the allotted overs earlier.
Proteas skipper Luus hails Khaka's 5-star bowling: 'It's unbelievable'
Proteas captain Sune Luus said it was scarcely believable that Ayabonga Khaka had to wait until her 71st ODI to collect her first five-wicket haul.
West Indies beat Proteas in super over at the Wanderers to take a 1-0 series lead
Johannesburg — Deandra Dottin returned in the super over and bashed the West Indies to victory in the second ODI against South Africa at the Wanderers on Monday.