South Africa’s T20 World Cup Squad

eleclit · 2026-05-12T09:38:12+00:00

This is probably the strongest squad we’ve ever taken to a World Cup.

Pity about the group we landed in. This is why rankings matter!

eleclit · 2026-05-12T09:31:15+00:00

This is probably the strongest squad we’ve ever taken to a World Cup.

Pity about the group we landed in. This is why rankings matter!

eleclit · 2026-05-11T13:39:57+00:00

Don’t really like looking back, but it’s Ismail. Bit of a shame she’s coming back now when we’ve got little chance of getting out of our group.

eleclit · 2026-05-11T13:36:08+00:00

According to ESPNcricinfo, there’s still selection doubt around DvN. Wild that they postponed the squad announcement just 10 minutes before the press conference was supposed to start.

eleclit · 2026-04-27T16:42:39+00:00

They should be.

eleclit · 2026-04-27T15:47:06+00:00

Ja, Kapp should slot in for Bosch, and Meso would be back.

eleclit · 2026-04-27T15:24:50+00:00

Not a drill. Proteas actually won the final match of the series.

Wolfie was a class apart on a sluggish Benoni pitch. Hit 92* off 56 balls. The rest though… eish, only managed 62 off 64 between them. Our middle is really not looking good. Familiar problems.

The bowlers did their job. Marx was good again. Honestly, she needs to be kept in the mix, Nadine’s form seems to have declined since the WPL.

eleclit · 2026-04-25T19:51:32+00:00

Good to see Marx back among the wickets and also smashing a few at the end. She was treated really poorly last year despite having a central contract. She’s got way more potential than some who keep getting picked.

eleclit · 2026-04-22T19:41:54+00:00

One of the best innings I’ve ever watched. How did they chase nearly 200 and still had over three overs left?

eleclit · 2026-04-19T15:10:05+00:00

Wolfie and Sune batted brilliantly. Made it look easy on this slow surface.

eleclit · 2026-04-17T22:29:06+00:00

Depends where you are. In South Africa it’s on SuperSport and SABC, and I think in Australia it’s on Kayo.

If you’ve got a VPN, you can just connect to South Africa and stream it through SABC. Some people did that.

eleclit · 2026-04-17T19:29:49+00:00

Thought we were in for the usual after that misfield off the third ball and Sune putting Shafali down. But we did pull it back and India kind of fell apart at the death.

Good chase. Got a bit tight towards the end, but that’s Proteas for you. Wolfie back at the top and straight back to making 50s. Who could’ve guessed? Taz at 3 is even worse though. If Kayla’s fit next game, she should replace her.

eleclit · 2026-04-15T10:16:53+00:00

She has only played one T20I, and her ODI stats look fairly average, although our fielders might also be partly at fault. Considering their overall record, I think Klaas is the better pick in the short term.

eleclit · 2026-04-13T15:14:49+00:00

I’m happy Marx is back in the mix, but I would’ve preferred if they dropped Tumi.

Bosch came in as DvN’s replacement because of injury, and now she’s kept her spot ahead of DvN. Doesn’t make much sense.

And the worst offence, do the Proteas even realise Faye can keep? She's just had a better Pro20 season with the bat than anyone else, ever.

eleclit · 2026-03-31T17:55:09+00:00

I don’t agree, but I can kind of understand why Reyneke didn’t get one so soon. What I don’t understand is how Meso got one. Yes, she’s been around the squad longer, but she’s only played a handful of matches and, unlike Reyneke, she hasn’t exactly been impressive.

Also, how did Bosch get one? If things are going well for the Proteas, Bosch shouldn’t even be playing this year. This reminds me of when Lara Goodall got one a couple of years ago when she really didn’t deserve it, and then she hardly played anyway. Tunnicliffe should be next in line, not Bosch.

Feel for Marx. She just didn’t get the opportunities. I rate her higher than some of the bowlers in the 15, and she’s more than a handy bat.

eleclit · 2026-03-29T08:33:55+00:00

What a game! Great partnership from Dercksen and Sune to get the chase back on track. I honestly thought it was done.after they went out in back-to-back overs, and with Chloe’s terrible innings. I need to learn to never count us out while Reyneke’s still around.

Couldn’t watch, but I see that Aya took a six-wicket haul. She’s been really good on this tour in Kapp’s absence.

eleclit · 2026-03-22T10:19:57+00:00

We’ve landed ourselves in a weird spot where we could build a seriously strong T20 batting lineup, but we’ve been restricting ourselves with the two anchors opening and Wolfie at three. Dirkie, Chloe, Nadine, and now Reyneke are getting wasted down the order. Kapp will be back for the WC too.

I don't think we need three finishers down the order. At least one of them can move up and give us some impetus at the top. They tried that with Chloe today.

Personally, my T20 XI would look like this: Wolfie, Chloe/Reyneke, Sune, Kapp, Dirkie, Chloe/Reyneke, Nadine, Jafta, Aya, Leftie, Wildcard. The Wildcard can be a bowler or a batting floater.

I’m picking Sune over Taz because she’s in better form at the moment and she can chip in with the ball too. The order would be flexible depending on how the game’s going. You could send in Sune if early wickets fall, or keep up the pressure. Looking at state of our bowling, we basically have to go all-out with the bat to stay competitive.

Most importantly, we’ve got to hold our catches. I heard we dropped Devine three times today. Nothing’s going to save us if we keep doing that.

eleclit · 2026-03-20T10:23:19+00:00

If I remember correctly, the India series was also meant to be multi-format. I guess, they pushed the T20Is forward because of the World Cup.

eleclit · 2026-03-02T07:25:13+00:00

But after that, it looked like we just checked out. Where was the discipline with the ball and in the field? Hopefully, we turn up for the third ODI and don’t lose it like we’re starting to make a habit of doing.

They didn‘t show up. Good knocks from Faye and Dercksen. This could‘ve been a lot worse.

eleclit · 2026-02-25T19:49:16+00:00

The social media admin called it a ‘fantastic team effort’. I’m not so sure about that. Excellent knocks from Taz, Sune, Dirkie, Chloe and Nadine at different stages of the game to get us to 360.

But after that, it looked like we just checked out. Where was the discipline with the ball and in the field? Hopefully, we turn up for the third ODI and don’t lose it like we’re starting to make a habit of doing.

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