Freedom day: Cricket News & Match Updates

Eliz Mari Marx: South Africa have wicketkeeper batter Tebogo Macheke her first international call up while recalling all rounder Eliz Mari Marx in the 15 member squad to face India in a five match T20I series happening from April 17 to 27.

The series against India is the Proteas’ final assignment before the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup takes place in England in June. The first two games will be played in Durban on April 17 and 19, before the next two matches happen in Johannesburg on April 22 and 25. The series will conclude on April 27 in Benoni, coinciding with the Freedom Day in South Africa.

Tebogo replaces Karabo Meso, who is sidelined with a wrist injury, while Eliz-Mari, who has nine ODI and ten T20I appearances for the Proteas, comes in for seamer Masabata Klaas in the side captained by Laura Wolvaardt.   Read More...