South Africa team selection

[Heboric]

Awesome win by the ladies, little help from the rain it seems but Lee was on 132 not out and we were 4 wickets down.

 

[StephenZA]

Awesome win by the ladies, little help from the rain it seems but Lee was on 132 not out and we were 4 wickets down.

A run a ball 100 is a fantastic feat... well done ladies.

 

[StephenZA]

Wolvaardt as captain was a surprise for me? Is that actually correct?

 

[Heboric]

Wolvaardt as captain was a surprise for me? Is that actually correct?

Yes correct, Sune Luus didnt play , she was ill

 

[Dendarii]

little help from the rain it seems

Quite possibly. We didn't have much batting left to come, so losing another wicket might have scuppered us and therefore cutting the game short helped us.

I was a little surprised Du Preez didn't step in as captain. I get that she doesn't want the job anymore, but it seems like she's stepped away completely, even from being an emergency stand in.

 

[Heboric]

Quite possibly. We didn't have much batting left to come, so losing another wicket might have scuppered us and therefore cutting the game short helped us.

I was a little surprised Du Preez didn't step in as captain. I get that she doesn't want the job anymore, but it seems like she's stepped away completely, even from being an emergency stand in.

Yes, I was forgetting she was skipper before. Maybe she doesnt want it / thinking of the future

 

[StephenZA]

It’s feels a bit much to be asking of Wolvaardt at 21 when there is more experience available in the team. Big difference between 21 and 23/24 years of age. (Now I really am showing my age!)

 

[Dendarii]

Yes, I was forgetting she was skipper before. Maybe she doesnt want it / thinking of the future

They do appear to be looking towards the future by making Luus the captain, and while Wolvaardt is going to be in the team for a long time, I don't think it's necessary to add more future planning by giving her the reigns even if it's just for one match. Especially not when Van Niekerk's not 30 yet, so she won't be going anywhere anytime soon either.

Du Preez appears to have stepped down as captain as it was affecting her batting (she averages almost 10 runs less when captain), so it's entirely reasonable that she wouldn't want the job on an extended basis, but not doing it for a once off is a bit more puzzling.

 

[Dendarii]

Great performance by the women to take the series, and with our highest ever run chase to boot.

It looked at one point like the required run rate was threatening to get away from us, but it was a great partnership by Du Preez and Goodall. Du Preez's been a bit short of runs of late, but that must be one of her best innings, and while I'm still not entirely convinced by Goodall I can't fault her performance in this match.

 

[Heboric]

Yes good performance by our ladies, I am pleasantly surprised, I always thought our batting was our weakness, nice to come through two stiff chases

 

[Dendarii]

We probably made heavier weather of chasing that than we should have done, but another victory for the women.

 

[Heboric]

We probably made heavier weather of chasing that than we should have done, but another victory for the women.

I dont think the wicket was as flat as before, had a bit in it for the spinners

 

[StephenZA]

Fantastic from the women. Going to India and getting a 4-1 series win is a great result. At least something is working in SA cricket.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Lizaad Williams into the limited overs setup, thoughts?

 

[Dendarii]

It's entirely possible that he won't get a game. COVID protocols mean that they can't just call someone up, so they need to have an extended squad. That can make it difficult to assess selections as we don't always know who they're genuinely considering and who is really just there as cover in a worst case scenario.

 

[Dendarii]

The women are playing really well at the moment, going 1-0 up in the T20 series with an eight wicket victory. Bosch is certainly making use of the opportunity she's been given as she's looking like a handy player with both bat and ball.

 

[Heboric]

Well done ladies, squeaky bum time, but pulled through

 

[Dendarii]

Yeah, that was not an easy chase and I thought Lee going out might have been the end of it for us as the others were struggling to find the boundaries. But that was probably an even better knock by Wolvaardt as she had to deal with the pressure of the run rate, and in the end it was India who lost their nerve with the no ball and a slightly sloppy bit of fielding off the last ball which meant that there wasn't a chance to effect a run out..

 

[Dendarii]

Not a good end to the series from the women, but at least they saved their worst performance for when it didn't matter. But overall, a really successful tour, and they can be very pleased with the way they're playing right now.

 

[Heboric]

Hectic, I suppose its the times we live in now

South Africa's women cricketers flee Bangladesh before COVID shutdown

International flights will be suspended from 14 April for a week as the government imposes restrictions on movement to combat the new wave of infections.

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Although these emerging players werent doing to well at all