DTVHINDIWomen’s T20 World Cup 2024: Very tough group, but we hope we can reach the semi-finals: Laura Wolvaardt
Apart from South Africa, Group B has teams like Bangladesh, England, West Indies and Scotland. Laura Wolvaardt. (Photo Source: ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: The 9th season of ICC Women’s T20 has started in UAE from 3rd October. So today, on October 4, last season’s finalist South Africa is going to face the West Indies cricket team. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. So, before the start of this match, a big statement has come out from South Africa’s captain and veteran wicketkeeper batsman Laura Wolvaardt. Laura says that she is hopeful that despite being in a difficult group, her team can reach the semi-finals. Laura Wolvaardt gave a big statement Let us tell you that before South Africa’s match against West Indies, Laura Bulfart said in the ICC quote – I think T20 cricket is a game of unstable format. I think obviously last year, the last time, was pretty good, but we’re just taking it one game at a time. Obviously our group is a very difficult group, but hopefully we can get to the semi-finals and then anything beyond that can happen. It is noteworthy that the last time the T20 World Cup was hosted by South Africa, South Africa had made it to the finals. This was the first time that South Africa had reached the final of a Women’s World Cup, but had to face defeat at the hands of Australia. However, now when South Africa will play its first match of T20 World Cup against West Indies on October 4, it will be worth seeing how it is going to perform? But if we look at the stats, West Indies is ahead of South Africa by 14-7 in T20 format. But more than T20 cricket stats, the match is decided by how the teams play on that day.
Laura Wolvaardt and Marco Jansen won the most awards at the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards, read the big news
Laura Wolvaardt has won awards in several categories. Laura Wolvaardt and Marco Jansen (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket South Africa (CSA) has organized the Cricket Awards 2024 on 5 September. Let us tell you that in this Cricket Awards, South Africa women’s cricket team captain Laura Wolvaardt has been successful in winning the most awards. The cricketer has won awards in various categories. It is worth noting that 25-year-old Laura was the highest run-scorer for South Africa in the 2023-24 season. Laura also scored a century in the only Test against India in Chennai. She won awards like Women’s Player of the Year, Women’s T20 Player of the Year, ODI Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year and Fans Player of the Year. Apart from this, in the men’s category, the team’s all-rounder player Marco Jansen has been successful in winning the Men’s Player of the Year Award. Marco played an important role in taking South Africa to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup 2023. He took a total of 17 wickets in that tournament. While wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock has been successful in winning the ODI Player of the Year. De Kock scored 594 runs for the Proteas team in the World Cup 2023, which is the most by any South African in a World Cup. Apart from this, Reeza Hendricks has been successful in winning the T20 Player of the Year award and Keshav Maharaj has been successful in winning the Players Player of the Year award. Apart from this, David Bedingham has been successful in winning the International Newcomer of the Year award in the men’s category and Eliz-Mari has been successful in winning the International Newcomer of the Year award in the women’s category. Marizanne Kapp won the Best Ball of the Season award On the other hand, South Africa’s women’s cricket team’s veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been successful in winning the Best Ball of the Season award. She was successful in winning this award because of the way she dismissed Beth Mooney with a swinging ball in the first match of the recent ODI series against Australia.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa announces 15-member squad for the tournament, Laura Wolvaardt gets the command
Women’s T20 World Cup will be played in UAE in October South Africa women cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter South Africa has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 through social media today on Tuesday, 3 September. It is worth noting that the upcoming multinational tournament will be played in the UAE under the hosting of Bangladesh. Opener Laura Wolvaardt has been given the command of South Africa’s women’s cricket team in the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. At the same time, 18-year-old leg-spinner Seshnie Naidu, who has not yet made her debut in international cricket, has also managed to make it to the 15-member team. Apart from this, 20-year-old young fast bowler Ayanda Hlubi, who made her debut for South Africa last year, has also got a place in the team. Both these players were part of the South African cricket team in the Under 19 World Cup held in South Africa last year. So now both of them are looking forward to performing together for the Proteas team on the big stage. Also, in the team that South Africa has selected for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, most of the players are those who reached the final of the T20 World Cup 2023. However, Lara Goodall, Masabata Klaas and Delmi Tucker have not been included in the team, while veteran fast bowler Shamnim Ismail retired from the game last year, due to which she is not a part of this team. South Africa’s 15-member squad for Women’s T20 World Cup Laura Woolphaert (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tajmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dirksen, Mieke de Ridder (wicketkeeper), Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshni Naidoo, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon. Traveling Reserve: Miane Smit South Africa’s full cricketing schedule for Women’s T20 World Cup 1st Match: 4 October vs West Indies, Dubai International Cricket Stadium 2nd Match: 7 October vs England, Sharjah Cricket Stadium 3rd Match: 9 October vs Scotland, Dubai International Cricket Stadium 4th Match: 12 October vs Bangladesh, Dubai International Cricket Stadium ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP SQUAD Congratulations to the following players who have been named in the @proteaswomencsa squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup taking place in the UAE from 3 to 20 October 2024. Laura Wolvaardt (Captain) Anneke Bosch Tazmin Brits nadine de… pic.twitter.com/WREoiIeQS3 — Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) September 3, 2024
Laura Wolvaardt reaches top-5 in ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after playing a century in the second ODI against Sri Lanka
Laura Wolvaardt played a brilliant inning of 110 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Laura Wolvaardt. (Photo Source: ICC) South Africa women’s cricket team captain Laura Wolvaardt has reached the top-5 in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings. Let us tell you that Wolfert had played a brilliant century in the second ODI match against Sri Lanka, due to which he has benefited in this ranking. It is noteworthy that currently Sri Lankan women’s cricket team is on South Africa tour. Currently, a three-match ODI series is going on between the two teams here. So in the first match of this series, Wulfert had played an inning of 41 runs, but in the second ODI match, this opening batsman performed brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 110* runs in 141 balls with the help of 6 fours. So, after this performance, Wolfert has got a big advantage in the women’s category in the latest ICC ODI rankings. Wulfert has currently reached 5th position. She has replaced Alice Perry of Australia who was previously at this position. Wulfert currently has 695 rating points. Also, let us tell you that before this she has achieved the first position in the ICC ODI rankings in the past. So in this list, England’s Nat Seaver Brunt is at number one with 764 rating points. So Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu is at second place and Australia’s Beth Mooney is at third place. Also, there is only one Indian female player present in the top-5. Smriti Mandhana remains at fourth position with 396 rating points. Third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 17 April So, if we tell you about the ongoing ODI series between South Africa and Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, the third and decisive match of this series will be played on Wednesday, April 17 at Senvas Park, Potchefstroom. There was no result in the first match of the ODI series, whereas in the second ODI match, South Africa won by 7 wickets.
