SA hoping to simulate Sri Lankan conditions

PROTEAS Women's batting coach Baakier Abrahams believes the upcoming tri-series against hosts Sri Lanka and India is the ideal preparation for the ICC Women's World Cup later this year on the subcontinent.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

The Proteas have been exposed to subcontinent conditions regularly over the last 12 months with tours to India and Pakistan along with the T20 World Cup in Dubai, where Laura Wolvaardt's team finished runners-up for the second consecutive year.

"Yeah, I think the series against India and Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka, is coming at the right time for the team," Abrahams said.

"It'll give us a good gauge in terms of the progress the batting unit has made in the last 12 months.

"I think we've been really clear in terms of our mindset and how we want to play. That will allow us to put some good steps in place in terms of looking ahead to the World Cup later in the year in India."