South Africa geared up for Women’s ODI series

The Proteas women are looking forward to the start of their three-match, One-Day International series against Pakistan on Monday. They concluded their seven-day pre-tour camp in Potchefstroom today after a rigorous week of intensive training. It is the home team’s first tour after their successful encounter against Sri Lanka in March that saw them claim their fourth consecutive series whitewash at home after beating the visitors 3-0 in both the ODI and T20 series.
The last time the sides met, South Africa emerged the winners by three wickets in their opening match of the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup in England. Before that, it was again the Proteas who were the 2-1 ODI series victors in Sharjah in the UAE, coming back fighting after losing the first fixture. Pakistan have also enjoyed a successful start to the year, having secured a historic, 2-1 series win against West Indies in Dubai. It was their first series win against the ladies from the Caribbean.