Her decision to retire comes a month and a half after her controversial exclusion from the T20 WC side, due to her failure to pass the fitness test by 18 seconds. Luus led the side in her absence and took them to the final, where they lost to Australia
Van der Merwe has played a total of 16 ODI's till date. Of the 16, he has played 13 for South Africa and featured for Netherlands in the remaining 3 ODI's. The 38-year-old all-rounder has 96 runs and 19 wickets after featuring in 16 matches. He was also a part of the SA 20 title-winning side
Experienced Aussie pacer Megan Schutt who went unsold in the initial round of the auction found a buyer in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who paid Rs 40 lakh in the final stages of the auction.
South Africa's first game at the T20 World Cup comes up against Sri Lanka in Cape Town on February 10, while the Proteas also have group matches against New Zealand, Australia and Bangladesh.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 13 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named a squad of 21 players for a training camp as the team step up preparations for the visit of the West Indies for a four-match Women's ODI series in Johannesburg between January 28- February 6.
Adelaide [Australia], September 30 (ANI): Adelaide Strikers have announced the signing of Dane Van Niekerk for the upcoming edition of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
St John's [Antigua], September 17 (ANI): Mignon du Preez smashed a gutsy half-century before skipper Dane van Niekerk picked three wickets to help South Africa women defeat West Indies in the fourth ODI.
Johannesburg [South Africa], August 17 (ANI): Skipper Dane Van Niekerk returned to the side as Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced an 18-player squad for the Proteas women's tour of the West Indies starting later this month.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 11 (ANI): South Africa women's team skipper Dane van Niekerk, allrounder Chloe Tryon and an unnamed player have been ruled out of the upcoming ODI and T20I series against Pakistan. While Van Niekerk and Tryon were ruled out due to injuries the unnamed pla
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 27 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday congratulated Proteas trio -- Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Imran Tahir -- as well as pair Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp for being included by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its Teams of t
Cape Town [South Africa], Mar 11 (ANI): Dane van Niekerk will be leading the South African women's team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Wednesday.