The Proteas Women had to go into their third match of the ODI tri-series without captain Laura Wolvaardt, with Cricket SA announcing hours before the match that she had suffered from illness.
Proteas Women captain Laura Wolvaardt has suggested that they could be handing at least one of the three youngsters in the squad their ODI debuts, when they take on India in their first match of the tri-series in Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Captain Laura Wolvaardt says the youngsters in the Proteas Women's squad are 'eager to learn' ahead of the upcoming ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka that will also feature India.
Proteas Women captain Laura Wolvaardt says preparations for the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and India have gone as well as can go, as the team prepares to depart for Colombo today, where they'll face off with the two nations from next week Tuesday.
The Proteas Women will compete in a triangular ODI series in Sri Lanka next month which will serve as important preparation ahead of the World Cup in India later this year.
Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt and all-rounder Marizanne Kapp were named in the ICC Women's ODI team of the year that was released by cricket's governing body on Friday.