Proteas women look to raise the bar for historic Australia tour: 'We have the talent'

Captain Laura Wolvaardt hopes the Proteas women can do something special in Australia when they take on the formidable hosts in a historic multi-format tour.

Hilton Moreeng's charges are in Australia for three T20Is, three ODIs and a sole Test from Saturday to 18 February.

It'll be a historic first Test between the two sides, at the WACA in Perth from 15-18 February.  

The last Test the Proteas played was back in 2022 when they drew against England in Taunton. 

It'll also be the two teams' first encounter since Australia's historic ICC Women's T20 World Cup final triumph in Cape Town in February last year.

"Look, they're the best side in the world. I think they sort of have all bases covered when it comes to all formats of the game," said Wolvaardt.

"We're going to have to play some really good cricket over there. At the end of the day, we want to challenge ourselves and measure ourselves against the best in the world. So [we] very excited for the opportunity and to see where we're at."

Proteas women Multi-format Tour to Australia fixtures (All SA times):

T20I series

Saturday, 27 January at 01:45 - 1st T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)

Sunday, 28 January at 01:45 - 2nd T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)

Tuesday, 30 January at 10:05 - 3rd T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)

ODI series

Saturday, 03 February at 05:10 - 1st ODI - Australia vs South Africa (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)

Wednesday, 07 February at 05:40 - 2nd ODI - Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)

Saturday, 10 February at 05:40 - 3rd ODI - Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)

Test match

15-18 February at 04:30 - Australia vs South Africa (WACA Ground, Perth)

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