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- Updated: October 7, 2016
The seven-ODI series at home against New Zealand, starting October 8, is set to be Dane van Niekerk’s first as South Africa Women’s captain.
Van Niekerk was announced captain in June, after Mignon du Preez stepped down from the role to focus on her batting.
“It’s definitely not going to be an easy task taking on New Zealand, but I’m sure that we have the team to do the job,” Van Niekerk said. “It’s just a question of us doing the right things and sticking to the basics and I’m sure we’ll do well. We want to seal our place in next year’s World Cup and this series is just another step …