LUUS TO CAPTAIN PROTEAS WOMEN IN INDIA

Proteas women leg-spinning all-rounder Sune Luus will continue to captain her country in the absence of regular skipper Dane van Niekerk for the Proteas’ tour to India which begins later this month. Earlier in the year, Luus captained South Africa when van Niekerk missed the home T20I and ODI series against Pakistan through injury. South Africa won the T20I series 3-2 after the two teams drew the preceding ODI series. Van Niekerk recovered from injury to play in the recent Women’s Cricket Super League competition in England but injury has unfortunately ruled her out of another series for her country. Elsewhere, there was a maiden call-up for left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, while there were returns for Ayabonga Khaka and Trisha...