The uncapped Annerie Dercksen and Tebogo Macheke have been included in the Proteas Women squad for this month’s T20I tri-series against India and the West Indies.
Dercksen and Macheke are from South Western Districts and the Titans, respectively.
Proteas Women squad
- Sune Luus (captain, Titans)
- Chloe Tryon (vice-captain, Dolphins)
- Anneke Bosch (North West)
- Tazmin Brits (South Western Districts)
- Nadine de Klerk (Western Province)
- Annerie Dercksen (South Western Districts)
- Lara Goodall (Western Province)
- Shabnim Ismail (Dolphins)
- Sinalo Jafta (Western Province)
- Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province)
- Ayabonga Khaka (Lions)
- Masabata Klaas (North West)
- Tebogo Macheke (Titans)
- Nonkululeko Mlaba (Dolphins)
- Tumi Sekhukhune (Lions)
- Delmi Tucker (Western Province)
- Laura Wolvaardt (Western Province)
What Cricket South Africa said
“The uncapped players included have been part of the recent camps and have grown immensely. Annerie as an all-rounder will bring much depth to the squad and versatility within the team. Tebogo has been working hard and will add an additional option as a wicketkeeper and it’s great for them to be a part of it,” said Proteas Women convenor of selectors Clinton du Preez.
“As we go into our final preparation for the Women’s T20 World Cup, I believe that the tri-series is a great opportunity for us to close out the squad. We are quite excited and looking forward to the tri-series and the players that have been included in the squad.
“It’s also a great opportunity for everybody to really come out and stake a claim for the World Cup. They’ve shown a lot of improvement and I am looking forward to their involvement and how we can maximise the opportunity of them being in the squad. It’s a great occasion for them to come up against two strongholds in India and the West Indies, which will really test the resilience of the two players.”