Captain Laura Wolvaardt will lead the team in a World Cup for the first time, supported by experienced players Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Suné Luus, and Chloé Tryon, alongside talents like Tazmin Brits, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune and Nadine de Klerk, who is expected to recover from her Achilles injury.

Uncapped Hollywoodbets Dolphins leg-spinner Seshnie Naidu has earned her first national team call-up after impressive performances for the SA U19 Women and the SA Emerging side over the past two years.

The 18-year-old will be joined by fellow youngsters Ayanda Hlubi and Annerie Dercksen. The 15-player squad will also include a travelling reserve, former SA U19 Women all-rounder Miané Smit. The Proteas Women will face Pakistan in a three-match T20I series from September 16 to 20 in Multan before heading to the UAE for the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. 

South Africa has been placed in Group B alongside England, Scotland, Bangladesh, and the 2016 champions, West Indies.

--ChannelAfrica—