# South Africa women's national under-19 cricket team

The South Africa women's under-19 cricket team represents South Africa in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Cricket South Africa.
The team played their first official international matches against India in late 2022 and early 2023, in preparation for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, held in South Africa. They reached the Super Six stage at the inaugural tournament.

## History

The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament.
In December 2022, the side competed in one of South Africa's domestic competitions, the Women's T20 Super League, losing all of their completed matches. Later in December and in January 2023, they played a five-match T20I series against India. At the Under-19 T20 World Cup, the side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished fourth in their group.

## Recent call-ups

The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for South Africa under-19s. Currently, this includes the squad for their series against India and the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
| Name | Most Recent Call-up |
| Jemma Botha | 2023 World Cup |
| Jenna Evans | 2023 World Cup |
| Ayanda Hlubl | 2023 World Cup |
| Elandri Janse van Rensburg | 2023 World Cup |
| Madison Landsman | 2023 World Cup |
| Monalisa Legodi | 2023 World Cup |
| Simone Lourens | 2023 World Cup |
| Karabo Meso | 2023 World Cup |
| Refilwe Moncho | 2023 World Cup |
| Seshnie Naldu | 2023 World Cup |
| Nthablseng Nini | 2023 World Cup |
| Kayla Reyneke | 2023 World Cup |
| Oluhle Siyo | 2023 World Cup |
| Mlane Smit | 2023 World Cup |
| Anica Swart | 2023 World Cup |

## Tournament History
### Under-19 World Cup record

South Africa's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Super 6 | – | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Records & statistics

International match summary
As of 24 January 2023
Playing records :
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 December 2022 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 24 January 2023
ICC Full members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 | 21 January 2023 |
| India | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 December 2022 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2023 | 24 January 2023 |
Associate members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 | 16 January 2023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2023 | 18 January 2023 |

### Leading runs scorers

    As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Players | Runs | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Kayla Reyneke | 185 | 35.60 | 2022–Present |
| 2 | Simone Lourens | 157 | 28.20 | 2022–Present |
| 3 | Madison Landsman | 101 | 18.20 | 2022–Present |

### Leading wickets takers

    As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Kayla Reyneke | 11 | 13.50 | 2022–Present |
| 2 | Mlane Smit | 7 | 8.42 | 2022–Present |
| 3 | Madison Landsman | 6 | 9.50 | 2022–Present |

### Highest individual innings

    As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Simone Lourens | 61 | India | 14 January 2023 |
| 2 | Kayla Reyneke | 53 | Scotland | 16 January 2023 |
| 3 | Kayla Reyneke | 43 | Sri Lanka | 24 January 2023 |

### Highest individual bowling figures

    As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Mlane Smit | 4/11 | United Arab Emirates | 18 January 2023 |
| 2 | Simone Laurens | 4/16 | Scotland | 16 January 2023 |
| 3 | Kayla Reyneke | 4/19 | Bangladesh | 21 January 2023 |