Wolvaardt to lead Proteas women in historic multi-format tour against Australia

Proteas star batter Laura Wolvaardt will lead the Proteas women in a multi-format tour against Australia starting this month.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named a 15-player squad for the white-ball tour, which sees three T20Is and three ODIs in Australia.

The two teams will then battle in a historic Test at the WACA in Perth on 15-18 February. This will be the Proteas women's first-ever Test against Australia, and it'll be the country's 14th Test overall. The last Test the Proteas played was back in 2022 when they drew against England in Taunton.

The squad set to feature in the first-ever Test match between the two nations will be confirmed during the ODI series and ahead of the commencement of the red-ball contest from 15 - 18 February at the WACA Ground in Perth.

Proteas women Multi-format Tour to Australia fixtures:

T20 Warm-Up Match: Wednesday, 24 January @ 13h45 - T20 Warm-Up - Governor-General’s XI vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)

T20I series vs Australia:

Saturday, 27 January at 10:45 - 1st T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)

Sunday, 28 January at 10:45 - 2nd T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Manuka Oval, Canberra)

Tuesday, 30 January at 19:05 - 3rd T20I - Australia vs South Africa (Bellerive Oval, Hobart)

ODI series vs Australia:

Saturday, 03 February at 14:10 - 1st ODI - Australia vs South Africa (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)

Wednesday, 07 February at 14:40 - 2nd ODI - Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)

Saturday, 10 February at 14:40 - 3rd ODI - Australia vs South Africa (North Sydney Oval, Sydney)

Test Match vs Australia:

15-18 February at 11:00 - Australia vs South Africa (WACA Ground, Perth)

The Proteas Women will depart for Australia in two groups from