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Of course, this has opened doors for some newcomers.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayanda Hlubi is one such newcomer. The 20-year-old debuted for the Proteas in a T20 series against Bangladesh back in November 2023. She was player of the match during her first international game and has shone since. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Ayanda is very exciting. We had her on the tour in Australia. She’s got good attributes as a quick bowler,” CSA Proteas Women convenor of selectors, Clinton du Preez said during the squad announcement. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We’ve followed her provincially, she’s an exciting bowler. She’s a player who’s not known by a few countries.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncapped Hollywoodbets Dolphins leg-spinner Seshnie Naidu has earned her first national team call-up after impressive performances for the SA U/19 Women and the SA Emerging side over the past two years. Du Preez said the 18-year-old will bring something different, with spin expected to play a major role in the United Arab Emirates-hosted tournament. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially set to take place in Bangladesh, the tournament has been moved to the UAE, owing to the social unrest gripping the Asian nation.</span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2346028\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/C-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Proteas Women T20\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1836\" /> <em>Marizanne Kapp of South Africa during the first ODI against Sri Lanka at Buffalo Park in East London on 9 April 2024. (Photo: Richard Huggard / Gallo Images)</em></p>\r\n<h4><b>Patchy form</b></h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team’s form ahead of the World Cup has not been great in T20s. The Proteas lost to Australia, with the consolation being the fact that they earned their first win against the formidable Aussies during that 2-1 series loss at the beginning of 2024. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also lost by the same scoreline against Sri Lanka on home soil in April. They managed a one-all draw versus India. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The convenor of selectors says that despite this poor form, they are confident of reaching at least a semifinal, and potentially a consecutive final.</span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1579983\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TL_1996320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2436\" height=\"1872\" /> <em>Chloe Tryon in action during South Africa’s T20 World Cup final against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on 26 February 2023. 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But we’re definitely playing to win.” </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now they will face a Pakistan outfit that swept them 3-0 during a T20 series in September 2023 – although the South Africans did avenge that whitewash by clinching the one-day international series 2-1 on that tour.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon the conclusion of that series in Pakistan, the Proteas will head off to the UAE, where they will amplify their preparations for the World Cup where they will be hoping to go a step further than the second place they achieved at the previous global spectacle. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Proteas begin their campaign with a tough clash against a solid West Indies side. Next is an even tougher test against England, who are ranked second behind Australia in the world. 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