It was ‘mission accomplished’ when the Proteas drew their day-night practice match against a CA XI team in Adelaide.
Mignon du Preez dug in to see the Proteas Women’s side through to their second ODI win against the New Zealanders.
The pink-ball preparations step up a notch on Saturday when the Proteas take on a Cricket Australia XI in a two-day tour match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Proteas women’s side have gone 4-1 down in the seven-match series to the White Ferns, after losing by 95 runs at Boland Park on Wednesday.
The Proteas bowlers have been given a heads-up by Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who warns that dew could be a major factor in day-night Tests.
The Proteas are considering returning to the old days and fielding an all-pace attack in perhaps two of the three Tests in Australia.
The Proteas women crashed to a nine-wicket defeat in the third ODI against New Zealand in Kimberley on Thursday.
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Australia have lost 5-0 for the first time ever in an ODI series, after the Proteas beat them by 31 runs at Newlands on Wednesday.
Mignon du Preez led the way as the South Africa women bounced back for a solid four-wicket win over new Zealand in the second ODI in Kimberley on Tuesday.
The Aussies say they will not back down from sledging despite Tabraiz Shamsi and Matthew Wade being fined for their fourth ODI confrontation.