Nothing less than the title will do for Dane van Niekerk

• South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk, who led her team to the semifinals of last year’s ICC Women’s World Cup, is aiming to win the upcoming ICC Women’s World T20
• Below are some highlights from a first-person article from her; full write-up available aticc-cricket.comand on theOnline Media Zone for free editorial use giving credit to ICC

South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk is amazed at the progress the women’s game has made over the past few years in her country and though she is happy with several youngsters coming through the system, she will not be satisfied with anything less than a global title soon.

“We definitely want to be the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 winners - if that's not what you strive for then I don’t know what you're playing for,” the leg-spinning all-rounder writes in a first-person article for the ICC ahead of the 10-team tournament that runs from 9-24 November.

“But as captain, I want to see this group grow as a unit, like a family. With the young ones coming in, I want them to know that they are welcome within the side, it's like a home and they are welcome within this home,” she writes.

The South Africa captain, who is ranked 13th among batters and sixth among all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Rankings, promises entertaining cricket in the upcoming tournament which she sees as a landmark event.

“And now we have the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20 in the West Indies, and what a milestone it is for our game*.*It’s up to us to bring some good cricket to the tournament,” is her view.

Dane van Niekerk’s complete article on the upcoming ICC Women’s World T20 2018 is available at www.icc-cricket.com and the Online Media Zone for free download and editorial use.

The following is the schedule of upcoming articles:

27 Oct – First-person article by Windies captain Stafanie Taylor
28 Oct – Rising run-rates in Women’s T20Is

The following articles have been released and are available on the ICC website and OMZ:

25 Oct – First-person article by Harmanpreet Kaur
25 Oct – Umpire and match referee appointments
24 Oct – First-person article by New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite
23 Oct – First-person article by England captain Heather Knight
22 Oct – First-person article by Australia captain Meg Lanning
21 Oct – Calypso support and history add to flavour of ICC Women’s World T20
20 Oct – ICC Women’s World T20 2018 highlights changing face of women’s cricket
19 Oct - A look back at previous tournaments
10 Oct - Squads confirmed for ICC Women’s World T20 2018