Three new caps in SA women’s West Indies tour squad

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday announced three new caps in the SA women’s squad that will tour the West Indies from September 10 to October 6.

National Academy graduates Tumi Sekhukhune, Saarah Smith and Robin Searle will embark on their first international tour when the SA take on the Windies in a three-match One-Day International (ODI) and five-match T20 International series in Barbados and Trinidad.

The trio were selected at the conclusion of the third annual CSA North vs South competition in Pretoria where 26 of the country’s most promising cricketers were assembled for a gruelling three days of competitive T20s.

National Convenor of Selectors Clinton du Preez, is pleased with the balance of the team that the panel have gone with after an extensive debrief of the recently concluded England tour where South Africa suffered a 3-1 ODI series loss and disappointment in the T20 triangular series that included New Zealand.

With the 2018 ICC World T20 also taking place in the Windies this November, it was important for the selectors to ensure they continued building up towards to the tournament and provide coach Hilton Moreeng the right personnel for the notoriously tough conditions.