{"id":30685,"date":"2025-05-26T20:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=30685"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:04:27","slug":"kapp-returns-for-proteas-windies-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/05\/26\/kapp-returns-for-proteas-windies-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapp returns for Proteas Windies tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30689\" style=\"width: 674px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sh_14764549bj-674x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sh_14764549bj-674x770.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sh_14764549bj.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandatory Credit: Photo by Avijit Das\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock (14764549bj)<br \/>Marizanne Kapp of South Africa during Match No 9 of Group B of ICC Women&#8217;s T20 Cricket World Cup between England and South Africa at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 07 October 2024<br \/>Cricket: ICC Women&#8217;s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024: England vs. South Africa, Sharjah, New Delhi, United Arab Emirates (Uae &#8211; 07 Oct 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Experienced, Marizanne Kapp, will bolster the Proteas Women squad&#8217;s West Indies tour for three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals from 11 &#8211; 23 June.<\/p>\n<p>All six matches will be played at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados.<\/p>\n<p>Kapp&#8217;s return, alongside seamers Tumi Sekhukhune and Ayanda Hlubi, follows her structured conditioning block.<\/p>\n<p>All-rounder Mian\u00e9 Smit also earns an opportunity to make her T20I debut after recently making her bow in the ODI format.<\/p>\n<p>Kapp, Sekhukhune and Hlubi replace spinner Seshnie Naidu and left-handed batter Lara Goodall, who were both part of the ODI Tri-Series against hosts Sri Lanka and India.<\/p>\n<p>This tour will enable the Proteas Women to ramp up their preparations for the ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2025, with the 50-over encounters against the Windies scheduled for 11, 14 and 17 June.<\/p>\n<p>The shorter format, taking place from 20 &#8211; 23 June, presents head coach Mandla Mashimbyi with his<br \/>\nmaiden T20I series with the team after his appointment in December last year.<\/p>\n<p>The squad will depart on Monday from OR Tambo International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the trip to the Caribbean, coach Mashimbyi commented: \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting white-ball tour ahead in the West Indies, and a fantastic opportunity for the players to continue testing their skills. The more cricket we play, the more we learn about our combinations and individual growth as a team. I&#8217;m very excited to have Marizanne, Sekhukhune and Ayanda (Hlubi) back into the mix. Hopefully, they will come with some new energy, and they&#8217;ll be motivated to do well for the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSri Lanka was tough, but we took a lot of positives out of that, and whatever gaps we&#8217;ve picked up, we<br \/>\nwant to make sure that we brush up on them. I&#8217;m looking forward to that, and the players have been<br \/>\nworking to make sure that they prepare well for the Caribbean tour,\u201d the coach added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experienced, Marizanne Kapp, will bolster the Proteas Women squad&#8217;s West Indies tour for three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals from 11 &#8211; 23 June. All six matches will be played at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados. 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