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Thistles (women's Cricket)
Thistles, previously known as F van der Merwe XI, are a South African women's cricket team that compete in the Women's T20 Super League. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across South Africa. They are captained by Andrie Steyn and coached by Yolandi van der Westhuizen. Their best T20 Super League finish came in 2020–21, when they were runners-up. History Thistles were first formed in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Super League, a tournament designed to provide more competitive cricket to the best players in South Africa. For the first edition of the tournament, the side was named after its coach, Francois van der Merwe, becoming F van der Merwe XI. They were captained by Nadine de Klerk. F van der Merwe XI won one of their three matches in the first tournament, therefore finishing third overall. For the following edition of the tournament, which took place two months later in December 2019, the side was named Thist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrie Steyn
Andrie Steyn (born 23 November 1996) is a South African cricketer who has played 33 One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 International for South Africa since 2014. In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season. In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa. On 23 July 2020, Steyn was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England. In April 2021, she was part of the South African Emerging Women's squad that toured Bangladesh. In August 2021, Steyn was named as the captain of the South African Emerging team for their series against Thailand. In June 2022, Steyn was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women. She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England England is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |