Former South Africa captain decides to focus T20 cricket And spend more and more time with family.
“I have been surprisingly fortunate to have played in four ICC ODI World Cups so far. These are some of the most treasured memories of my life. However, I would prefer to prioritize time with my family and hopefully I will be able to get my own soon.” I will start a family of my own,” she said in a CSA statement.
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“I think the time is right to announce my retirement from the longer format of the game and focus on T20 cricket going forward. Thus, I retired from ODI cricket on the completion of our recent World Cup in New Zealand. decided to take
“I think South African women’s cricket is in a very healthy state and it’s time to step away and give the next generation of exciting cricketers a chance to continue this beautiful game of ours.”
Slight in stature but with passion for the game of cricket, Du Preez will always be synonymous with the Proteas women’s journey from a budding team to a world-renowned team that is currently ranked second in the one-day format.
The 32-year-old made his international debut in 2007 as a teenager and has donated greens and gold in 154 ODIs, including an illustrious reign as captain in 46 ODIs, where the team played a fully-contracted outfit. Also changed. ,
The electric right-hander ended his 50-over career as South Africa’s leading run-scorer with 3,760 runs at an average of 32.98, including 18 half-centuries and two centuries, including an unbeaten 116 against Ireland in 2016 runs are included.
In this year’s World Cup, du Preez made his 150th appearance against New Zealand and scored his final half-century in ODI cricket, which would go down as a World Cup classic, where he led South Africa to a historic run against India in Christchurch. directed to follow.
Du Preez will also not feature in his solitary Test cap despite the upcoming one-sided red-ball clash against England in June this year. In her four-day game, the Pretoria-born and raised in 2014 recorded her first century (102) against India, South Africa’s last Test match so far.