Skills camp has South Africa primed for T20 World Cup tilt
The Proteas are currently together and honing their skills ahead of this year's T20 World Cup.
South Africa will ramp up their preparations for this year ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a pair of training camps in Tshwane.
The Proteas will be looking to go one step further than their runner up finish at the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup in 2023 and have assembled the vast majority of their best players for a skills based training camp this week.
A total of 13 players will take part in the bowling camp between 5-7 August, while 12 players will participate in the batting camp from 6-8 August.
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While the likes of skipper Laura Wolvaardt and experienced all-rounders Marizanne Kapp and Chloé Tryon are missing the camps due to domestic playing commitments in England, South Africa have the bulk of their leading performers at the camps to help prepare for this year's tournament in October.
South Africa have failed to win a T20I series since they were narrowly defeated by Australia in last year's T20 World Cup final on home soil, with their most recent assignment in India finishing tied at 1-1 with the Asian side following a rain-affected contest in Chennai.
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Proteas coach Dillon du Preez believes his side learnt plenty of lessons from that series against India and is hoping the training camps will have his players primed to perform well at the T20 World Cup that commences on 3 October.
“After the India tour we took a few weeks off to recover, so our final preparation will officially start this week with a skills camp. The next six weeks are crucial for us. We will be playing a lot of warm-up matches with a big focus on our brand of cricket," he said.
“The split camp this week will iron out a few skill concerns we picked up during our Indian series. This camp will also give us more one-on-one time with the players to work on their skills and make sure they are ready once we get to our warm-up matches.
“As we get closer to the World Cup, we have narrowed our group and are looking at one or two options. We also want to look at our spin options heading to the sub-continent. Paul Adams will be joining us this week and will be working with our spinners."
South Africa are drawn in Group B at the T20 World Cup, with matches scheduled against England (3 October), West Indies (5 October), Scotland (10 October) and Bangladesh (12 October) and the top two teams from the initial stage progressing to the knockout semi-finals.
South Africa - Bowling Training Camp - Tshwane (05 - 07 August)
Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Ayanda Hlubi, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Suné Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Miané Smit, Delmi Tucker
South Africa - Batting Training Camp - Tshwane (06 - 08 August)
Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Lara Goodall, Sinalo Jafta, Suné Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Nondumiso Shangase, Miané Smit, Delmi Tucker, Faye Tunnicliffe