Kapp, Lee ruled out of Ireland tour as Luus leads Proteas women

The Proteas women will be without the experience of Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee, Sinalo Jafta and Masabata Klaas in their upcoming tour of Ireland.

The Irish tour consists of three ODIs and three T20Is from 3-17 June in Dublin before they begin their tour of England and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

It'll be the Proteas' first competitive action since their semi-final exit at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

On Monday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a relatively strong 15-player squad that will tour Ireland, with several star players missing out.

Jafta, Kapp and Lee miss out as they recuperate from respiratory illness, while Klaas is also ruled out due to a right shoulder injury.

Mignon du Preez, who recently retired from ODI and Test cricket, is also left out and regular captain Dane van Niekerk, who returned to individual training this month, is also unavailable for selection as she continues her rehabilitation from a left ankle fracture. 

Western Province all-rounder Delmi Tucker got handed her first-ever call-up, having notched up 409 runs with the bat in white-ball cricket, as well as over 15 wickets with her right-arm off-spin.

The 24-year-old Tucker impressed in her appearances for the SA Emerging side during last year's tours against their Zimbabwe and Thailand counterparts.

"Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee, Masabata Klaas and Sinalo Jafta, unfortunately, miss out post the World Cup due to medical reasons and we are definitely looking forward to their availability in future tours," said Proteas convenor of selectors, Clinton du Preez.

"We will grab any opportunity to provide the required rotation in the squad and to measure the high-performance and provincial players against the international