{"id":112333,"date":"2026-05-12T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=112333"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:36:29","slug":"south-africa-name-squad-with-shock-return-of-shabnim-ismail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/south-africa-name-squad-with-shock-return-of-shabnim-ismail\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa name squad with shock return of Shabnim Ismail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAPR TOWN: South Africa has announced a strong squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/double-delight-pak-vs-india-in-mens-t20-womens-asia-cup-on-feb-15\/\">Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup<\/a>, with the surprise return of 37-year-old veteran fast bowler Shabnim Ismail making a splash.<\/p>\n<p>Shabnim Ismail retired from international cricket in 2023, but will now once again represent the national team.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cricinfo, the team will be led by Laura Wolvaardt, while veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has also joined the squad after recovering from illness.<\/p>\n<p>Former captain Dane van Niekerk, who returned to international cricket after coming out of retirement last year, is also part of the World Cup squad.<\/p>\n<p>The South African squad also includes key players like Tazmin Berts, Sonny Loos, Chloe Tryon, and Iyabonga Xhaka. Young all-rounder Kayla Reneke will play her first senior World Cup, while wicketkeeper-batsman Karabo Meso has also returned to the team after recovering from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Mandla Mashembe described the return of Shabnam Ismail as a great boost for the team, saying that her experience and passion will benefit the team. He said that Shabnam still has a strong desire to do something special for South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Shabnam Ismail remains active in franchise leagues around the world after retirement. She won the Women&#8217;s Premier League with Mumbai Indians in 2025 and has played 92 T20 matches in various events, including the WBBL, The Hundred, and the Women&#8217;s Caribbean Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Selectors&#8217; convener Clinton du Preez said that it was important to maintain the basic structure of the team as these players have been playing as a strong unit for the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa will begin their World Cup campaign against Australia in Manchester on June 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPR TOWN: South Africa has announced a strong squad for the Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup, with the surprise return of 37-year-old veteran fast bowler Shabnim Ismail making a splash. Shabnim Ismail retired from international cricket in 2023, but will now once again represent the national team. According to Cricinfo, the team will be led by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":112334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2599,42091],"class_list":["post-112333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-south-africa","tag-shabnim-ismail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112335,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112333\/revisions\/112335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}