{"id":51198,"date":"2026-02-28T16:59:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51198"},"modified":"2026-02-28T16:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:59:51","slug":"proteas-women-black-day-match-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/28\/proteas-women-black-day-match-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenty on the line for Proteas women in Black Day match against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The game will serve as the annual Black Day match for the national side, in support of awareness against gender-based violence.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019ve already wrapped up a series victory, but the Proteas women\u2019s team have a lot to play for in the third and final one-day international (ODI) against Pakistan in Durban on Sunday (10am start).<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hosts holding an unassailable 2-0 series lead, the game will offer points as part of the ICC Women\u2019s Championship, which is the qualifying competition for the 2029 Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>And it will give South Africa an opportunity to secure a 3-0 cleansweep in a series in any format since they defeated Ireland in a three-match ODI campaign in Dublin in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve been playing some good cricket this series,\u201d Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had it a few times where we\u2019ve won the first two and let the last one slip a little bit, so it\u2019s something we\u2019re aware of and hopefully we can really regroup tomorrow\u2026\u00a0and I think a cleansweep in the series will be pretty big for us as well, so we\u2019ll be full steam ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-standing-up-against-gender-based-violence\">Standing up against gender-based violence<\/h2>\n<p>The game will also serve as the annual Black Day match for the national side, in support of awareness against gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge day for us, just being able to use our platform to bring awareness to gender-based violence, highlighting the bravery of women affected by it,\u201d Wolvaardt said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s any sort of little difference we can make in bringing awareness towards it, I think that\u2019s huge for us as a group, so it\u2019s a very special day for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Plenty #line #Proteas #women #Black #Day #match #Pakistan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game will serve 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