Sune Luus to lead South Africa against West Indies

All-rounder Sune Luus has been picked to lead a 18-part South Africa crew that will take on West Indies in a five-match ODI series beginning January 28. Luus will lead a side that is missing senior players - Dane Van Niekerk (lower leg injury) just as Lizelle Lee (Covid). Chloe Tryon will fill in as Luus' representative in the series.

"Sune has truly dealt with the captaincy very well without any our chiefs, Dane and Chloe, and we are very energizing to be giving her the job again and in our discussions with her, she truly carried out the pathway for us, overcoming the West Indies visit and for the World Cup," said Clinton du Preez, Convenor of Selectors.

"We are very glad to have her covered in that job and I am certain the initiative and the senior players in the group will give her monstrous help. Chloe as the bad habit skipper is an extraordinary mix between the two people and characters and we figure it will be a decent methodology for our victories."

The five-match ODI series in Johannesburg fills in as a World Cup adjust for the South Africa side hoping to better their elimination round show from five years prior. The different sides met in a five-match series in the Caribbean last August, a series South Africa secured by a prevailing 4-1 edge.

Offspinner Raisibe Ntozakhe is among those picked in the crew. The 25-year-old hasn't highlighted for South Africa starting around 2018 when she was suspended from bowling in worldwide games attributable to her then illicit activity. She has as of late been cleared to bowl.

"We should fill the opening of Dane van Niekerk, and along these lines we took a gander at a couple of choices. It is additionally very invigorating to have Raisibe Ntozakhe back in the crew and for her to play worldwide cricket once more, it will be an incredible chance for her to restore her profession," du Preez said.

"We are very alright with the crew we have chosen. It's a reasonable crew and we have gone for a lengthy crew to offer more players a chance to guarantee that we praise the ranges of abilities inside the group.

"With the conditions up in Johannesburg, it will suit us to play against the West Indies. They are regularly used to the sluggish, turning wickets and for the time being, it is an incredible chance to hit with our bowlers and to likewise have a fair way to deal with those outcomes."

Squad: Sune Luus (c), Chloe Tryon (vc), Andrie Steyn, Anneke Bosch, Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall , Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Klaas, Mignon du Preez, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Tumi Sekhukhune