Lara Goodall

South Africa women's team captain Sune Luus won the toss and opted to bowl in their opening T20 International against India on Saturday. For India, opener Smriti Mandhana will lead the side as Harmanpreet Kaur suffered a hip-flexor injury.

India won the toss and opted to field against South Africa in the third and final women's T20 International on Tuesday.

South Africa Women skipper Sune Luus won the toss and elected to field against India Women in the second T20 International of the three-match series here on Sunday. Smriti Mandhana will continue to lead India with Harmanpreet Kaur yet to recover from injury. The hosts made one change, bringing in Radha Yadav in place of Poonam Yadav, who was rested.

Indian women's ODI team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday said her bowlers lacked the right kind of preparation before entering the five-match series against South Africa.

Punam Raut and Harmanpreet Kaur's batting efforts went in vain as the Indian women's team suffered a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in the fourth ODI to concede the five-match series on Sunday. Asked to bat, Raut continued her rich vein of form with an unbeaten 104 while Harmanpreet smashed a blazing half-century to power India to a 266 for four in 50 overs.

Their confidence high after a comprehensive series-levelling win, the Indian women's cricket team would look to gain the upper-hand when it takes on South Africa in the third ODI of the ongoing five-match series here on Friday.

South Africa batter Lizelle Lee was named as ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of 2021, after she finished the year as the highest run-scorer in the 50-over format.

Indian batter Punam Raut on Sunday said she had worked on improving her strike-rate, something that has invited a lot of criticism over the years. Punam, who struck an impressive hundred in a losing cause, had scores of 62 and 77 in the first two games respectively. About her ton in Sunday's game (her third in ODIs), Raut said it was a special one as it came after a long time.

Veteran Jhulan Goswami's four-wicket haul was beautifully complemented by Smriti Mandhana's sparkling 80 not out as Indian women outplayed South Africa by nine wickets in the second ODI to level the five-match series 1-1 on Tuesday.

Laura Wolvaardt named captain of South Africa's Test and ODI teams for the tour of India, missing Lara Goodall, Chloe Tryon, and Ayanda Hlubi due to injuries.

Dane van Niekerk makes a significant return to the Proteas women's squads for their upcoming series against Ireland, featuring in both T20Is and ODIs after a four-year hiatus. The ODI squad also welcomes six new faces, while several key players are rested for that format, focusing on the T20Is ahead of the World Cup.

Experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami snapped four wickets as India women gave a better account of themselves by dismissing South Africa for 157 in the second ODI of the five-match series here on Tuesday.

The series already out of their grasp, the Indian women cricketers, who are struggling to put together a cohesive team show, will have pride at stake when they clash with South Africa women in the fifth and final One-day International, here on Wednesday.

Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up three wickets for just nine runs to help India Women restrict South Africa Women to 112 for 7 in the third and final T20 International on Tuesday.

South Africa opener Laura Wolvaardt has moved up two places to a career-best seventh position in the ICC Women's ODI rankings after helping her team complete a 3-0 series sweep over Pakistan.

With the Women's T20 World Cup days away, India will look to conclude the final leg of their preparations with a win in the tri-series final against South Africa here on Thursday. India, following their 1-4 series loss to Australia at home, have bounced back with three wins in the tri-series and would be hoping to end the tournament on a high before they enter the 10-team global competition beginning on February 10.

Skipper Mithali Raj and Punam Raut smashed impressive fifties to guide the Indian women's team to a series-clinching five-wicket win over South Africa in the second ODI on Friday.

South Africa on Tuesday named a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup on home soil. Semi-finalists at the 2014 and 2020 T20 World Cups, South Africa were also in the final four at last year's 50-over Cricket World Cup. South Africa open the tournament on February 10 against Sri Lanka in Cape Town.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced that Women's National High-Performance squad will be assembling for a week-long training camp from August 26-31 in Pretoria.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named a squad of 21 players for a training camp as the team steps up preparations for the visit of the West Indies for a four-match Women's ODI series in Johannesburg between January 28- February 6.