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IOL News
5 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Ellis demands more despite Banyana's winning start in Tri-Nations series
Gabriela Salgado Banyana's Gabriela Salgado clears the ball away from Botswana's Senwelo Leungo in Atteridgeville on Wednesday. Photo: BackpagePix Image: BackpagePix Desiree Ellis welcomed a winning start to Banyana Banyana's Tri-Nations Series campaign but admitted her side made things difficult for themselves in a nervy 3–2 victory over Botswana at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday. South Africa will now shift their focus to Zambia, whom they face at the same venue (kick-off 3pm) on Tuesday in their second clash of the tournament. The Tri-Series serves as preparation for the upcoming Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this July. Banyana made a blistering start, storming to a 3–0 lead inside the opening 36 minutes. Jermaine Seopesenwe, who plays her club football for Monterrey in Mexico, bagged a brace to complement Adriette Mibe's early opener. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Given the short preparation period, Ellis and her technical staff would have been encouraged by the flying start, especially considering their recent mixed record against Botswana. Despite holding a higher ranking, South Africa have not always found it easy against their southern neighbours. In the last four encounters, the two nations have traded friendly victories. Botswana notably edged South Africa in the 2019 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifiers, winning 3–2 on penalties after a goalless two-legged tie. With a comfortable 3–0 advantage and just minutes left before half-time, Banyana eased off the throttle — allowing Botswana a route back into the game. The visitors accepted the invitation, nearly pulling off a dramatic turnaround. Reflecting on the match, Ellis pinpointed moments where her side gave away the early advantage and hopes for a better showing in their upcoming match against Zambia. 'With the first goal, we knew they were going to play the ball long, and we didn't react to that. The second goal that we gave away — we had said we needed to be patient on the ball, and yet we played it into traffic when we could have played wide. So there was a little lapse in concentration.' Ellis expressed concern over the second-half display, particularly the manner in which the goals were conceded — especially as they were situations the team had anticipated. 'The tempo went down a bit. In the first half, it was very high and we moved the ball around, but in the second half we didn't move ourselves or the ball — and that played in their favour,' Ellis continued. Seoposenwe gets her brace in the 35th minute — Banyana_Banyana (@Banyana_Banyana) May 28, 2025
IOL News
7 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Sacrifices are the reason behind Annerie Dercksen's rapid rise, says batting coach Baakier Abrahams
Annerie Dercksen Annerie Dercksen was the mainstay in the Proteas Women batting effort against Sri Lanka. Photo: BackpagePix Image: BackpagePix BARELY a year into her ODI career, South Africa's newest star – all-rounder Annerie Dercksen – has taken the cricket world by storm. Having impressed with raw pace with the ball and unmatched power with the bat, the 24-year-old has developed at an exponential rate over the past 10 months, as she is now one of the key figures in the Proteas Women squad. On the recent tour of Sri Lanka in the Tri-Series against the hosts and India last month, Dercksen finished as the leading run-scorer with 276 in four innings, including a maiden century and two half-centuries, as she displayed maturity despite being relatively new to the format. Batting coach Baakier Abrahams told Independent Media on Tuesday in an exclusive interview that Dercksen's rapid growth and maturity boil down to the sacrifices she continues to make in search of improvement. A message delivered. 📜 The Proteas Women are ready to conquer the Caribbean! 🇿🇦✈️🌴 Here's our squad for the West Indies T20Is & ODIs fixtures from 11 – 23 June 2025! 🏏#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt — Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) May 26, 2025 Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Dercksen has travelled to the Eastern Cape to fine-tune her batting ahead of the West Indies tour, a migration that the right-handed batter had done last year before the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. 'As we speak, she's in Gqeberha again leading up to the West Indies series,' Abrahams said. 'She's got to take a lot of credit. The sacrifices she's making to one, train, two, how coachable she is, and three, how quickly she transfers what she's doing in training, and being brave enough mentally to then go and do it in the game... 'I think the century she made, she came in under pressure. 'That's probably the biggest thing walking in at number seven, to have the maturity to understand the game situation, yet still play her game in terms of what she's been training and the execution of skills. 'When you put the three parts together, that's probably the most pleasing component.' With Marizanne Kapp returning to the squad for next month's West Indies tour, having missed the Sri Lanka trop, many wondered how that would then impact the batting order and where Dercksen bats. However, Abrahams provided clarity, emphasising that the plan is for Dercksen to have the skills to bat anywhere from opening the innings to being lower down the order. 'The approach that we took when we came together, we committed to saying we want to be able for her to have a skill-set to bat anywhere between one and six, without attaching a number to her,' said Abrahams. 'Her ambition is to get into the top-order, but for me, anywhere between one to six is where we based her development and her skill-set on playing any of those roles.' While the young Dercksen forced her way into being a regular in the playing XI with her performances, youngsters Karabo Meso and Miané Smit are also on a similar mission. Meso, being a wicket-keeper batter, would have to unseat the experienced Sinalo Jafta to be a regular in the playing XI. Abrahams revealed that the competition between Meso and Jafta is healthy for the team. 'The nice part of it is that it's creating healthy competition, and whichever way coach Mandla (Mashimbyi) feels he wants to go, we're making sure that the players are all developed from a skill-set and the mindset point of view to fulfil the roles,' he said. 'Karabo and Sinalo have to fight it out. 'That's very good and healthy for the team and for the squad in terms of the development, where the team can go, reaching new heights and breaking records, which is what we want to do.' The women's team have three ODIs and three T20Is in the West Indies from June 11-23 as the World Cup looms.
IOL News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Mandla Mashimbyi hoping Marizanne Kapp can help the Proteas Women return to winning ways
The Proteas will be hoping Marizanne Kapp can bolster the bowling attack in the West Indies. Picture: BackpagePix Image: Picture: BackpagePix Veteran allrounder Marizanne Kapp will make her much-anticipated return to the Proteas Women's team on their upcoming tour to the West Indies. Kapp was sorely missed during the recent Tri-Series in Sri Lanka, where the Proteas failed to qualify for the final of the competition involving the hosts and India. The Proteas won just one of their four ODI's played in Colombo. Kapp will not only add valuable experience, but also her quality with the ball especially after the Proteas bowlers leaked runs at will during the Tri-Series. The 35-year-old will be joined by fellow seamers Tumi Sekhukhune and Ayanda Hlubi, who replace Seshnie Naidu and left-handed batter Lara Goodall. Nineteen-year-old leg-spinner Naidu played just one game, recording figures of 1/40, while Goodall only managed 61 runs at average of 15.25. 'You can never underestimate the value of an experienced player in your squad,' said Proteas coach Mandla Mashimbyi. 'But, you know, based on the plans that we had for Marizanne in terms of her fitness block and to make sure that, you know, by the time we get to the World Cup, should be where she needs to be. That was most important for us at this time 'But having her back into the squad, it's something that I'm looking forward to seeing, seeing how she operates within the team environment and also the experience that she brings within the team as well.' In Kapp's absence, the Proteas may have unearthed her natural successor with young Annerie Dercksen, who starred with the bat in the Tri-Series. The ICC Emerging Player of the Year was sensational, striking her maiden ODI century, and a further half-century to top the Tri-Series scoring charts ahead of Indian superstars Smitri Mandhana (264) and Jemimah Rodrigues (245) with 276 runs at an average of 92.0 and 113.1 strike-rate. 'Dercksen is a huge talent. She's a lovely girl. She listens, she's willing to learn over time. 'She works. I mean, people don't understand. This girl will drive from Beaufort West to Bloem just to go work on her bowling and she would drive to PE to work with our batting coach,' he said. 'This is a girl that's willing to sacrifice everything to make sure that she gets better. So, I'm not so surprised with the results that I'm seeing from her. 'So she's really come of age now and for her to be doing what she's doing at this young age, it just shows you the work that she's putting in behind the scenes that is starting to come through. And I'm really, really happy for her. 'You know, I'm not, I'm telling you now that she will definitely be one of the best all-rounders in the world in the near future.' Proteas top-order batter Anneke Bosch was not considered for the Windies series as she is struggling with the illness that caused to withdraw from the Sri Lankan tour.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Shafali returns to T20 side for England tour, fit-again Yastika also comes back
Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday (May 15, 2025) returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of modest form but she could not find a place in the ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which was also announced on this day. Perhaps, her fine outing in this season's Women's Premier League (WPL) for Delhi Capitals where she aggregated 304 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 152. In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters. Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League. Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh. While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana. Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side. Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches. The tour of England will start with five T20Is followed by three ODIs at Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, starting from July 15. India's T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. Schedule of India's (Senior Women) tour of England, 2025: 1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
NDTV
15-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Shafali Verma Returns To T20I Side For England Tour, Fit-Again Yastika Bhatia Also Comes Back
Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of modest form but she could not find a place in the ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which was also announced on this day. Perhaps, her fine outing in this season's Women's Premier League (WPL) for Delhi Capitals where she aggregated 304 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 152. In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters. Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League. Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh. While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana. Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side. Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches. The tour of England will start with five T20Is followed by three ODIs at Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, starting from July 15. India's T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. Schedule of India's (Senior Women) tour of England, 2025 - 1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
