Proteas Women have golden opportunity

THE Proteas women have arrived in Pakistan ahead of the three-match One-Day International Series that is scheduled to get underway in Lahore from September 16 to 22.

- ONGAMA GCWABE

With the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup scheduled to start eight days after the last match of the series, the Proteas women have a golden opportunity to sharpen their skills and build confidence in Pakistan, as they will mostly play in similar conditions in India and Sri Lanka during the showpiece event.

The upcoming series is the side’s second in Pakistan in the last two years, and the trip itself is the third that South Africa has made to Pakistan in the same period.

Apart from the 17-year-old Karabo Meso, who is on her maiden trip to Pakistan, the rest of the squad has an excellent understanding of the conditions in Pakistan and the nature of the opposition that they will have in the series.