On the heels of the recent series against Pakistan Women, West Indies Women will host South Africa Women in an eight-match series from August 31 to September 19, Cricket West Indies announced today.

Following their CG Insurance T20I and CG Insurance ODI wins over Pakistan in July in the white-ball formats, the West Indies Women will now face the Proteas in three T20 Internationals and five CG Insurance One-Day Internationals in Antigua at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and the Coolidge Cricket Ground.

The series is also the latest round of matches in the build up to the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifiers later this year.

West Indies will use the CG Insurance ODI Series as part of their preparations for the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifiers, as they look to secure a spot in the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand next year.

The marquee 50-over tournament will see 31 matches being played from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Eight of the world’s best cricket nations will go head-to-head in six host cities: Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Ahead of the matches against South Africa, West Indies Women will hold their third High Performance Training Camp this year under the guidance of Head Coach Courtney Walsh.

“We are delighted to have more cricket on the horizon as this will be a vital part of our preparations for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. We are at a crucial juncture as we prepare for this big event and again, we want to thank CWI for organizing this camp, the T20Is and the CG Insurance ODI Series to get the girls up to speed,” Walsh said.

“We were fantastic against Pakistan last month and we want to bring that winning momentum into this series of matches as well. We are going in the right direction with the way we want. There is a lot to play for and we will be up for the challenge.”

The South African Women’s tour begins with an intra-squad warm-up match on Sunday, August 29.

The first T20 match is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31 at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. Match time is 2 pm Eastern Caribbean/1 pm Jamaica.

The second T20 International is set for Thursday, September 2 at the same venue. Match time is 2 pm Eastern Caribbean/1pm Jamaica.

Thursday, September 4 is when the third T20 International is set to take place. However, this match is a day/night affair set to get underway at 6:30pm Eastern Caribbean/5:30 pm Jamaica.

Below is the schedule for the One Day Internationals:

Tuesday, September 7: 1st CG Insurance ODI – CCG (2:45pm Eastern Caribbean/1:45pm Jamaica)

Friday, September 10: 2nd CG Insurance ODI – CCG (10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

Monday, September 13: 3rd CG Insurance ODI – CCG (10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

Thursday, September 16: 4th CG Insurance ODI – SVRCG (10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

Sunday, September 19: 5th CG Insurance ODI – SVRCG (10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)