BREAKING | Sune Luus to captain Proteas at World Cup in NZ as squad announced

Sune Luus will captain the Proteas Women at the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand from next month in the continued absence of regular skipper Dane van Niekerk. 

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday named a 15-player squad for the tournament, which takes place from March 4 to April 3. 

Van Niekerk is out with a freak injury she picked up after slipping at home, and while Luus has been captaining the Proteas in their ongoing ODI series against the West Indies, she has now also been given the responsibility on the grandest stage of them all. 

There is good news with the inclusions of superstars Marizanne Kapp and Lizelle Lee, who are currently not playing against the Windies. 

All-rounder Chloe Tryon will continue as vice-captain.

Suné Luus (captain) (Titans Ladies), Chloé Tryon (KZN Coastal), Ayabonga Khaka (Lions), Lara Goodall (Western Province), Laura Wolvaardt (Western Province), Lizelle Lee (Dragons), Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province), Masabata Klaas (Dragons), Mignon du Preez (Titans Ladies), Nonkululeko Mlaba (KZN Coastal), Shabnim Ismail (KZN Coastal), Sinalo Jafta (Western Province), Tazmin Brits (Dragons), Trisha Chetty (KZN Coastal), Tumi Sekhukhune (Imperial Lions)

Traveling Reserves:

Anneke Bosch (Dragons), Nadine de Klerk (Western Province), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Lions)

There was no room, however, for all-rounder Nadine de Klerk who is included as a travelling reserve.  

South Africa were one of four nations, along with Australia, England and India who qualified for the competition based on their standings in the ICC Women’s Championship between 2017-2020, with head coach Hilton Moreeng's charges currently ranked second in the ICC One-Day International (ODI) rankings.

The eight-team tournament will kick off with a group