Karabo Meso

Karabo Meso once had a one-on-one session with AB de Villiers while still in school. She credited it for helping manage her emotions during an innings under pressure - a Schools SA20 century.

When just 16, she earned her first senior South Africa call-up for their series against Sri Lanka in 2024. She has been around the set-up ever since. The selectors' punt on her presence around the group even when she might not have been ready for the highest level is hard to disagree with. She effected eight dismissals in the Under-19 T20 World Cup in 2023, and was selected in the official team of the tournament. The same year, she represented the nation's emerging team in the African Games. They won a silver medal and she was, once again, the most prolific wicketkeeper in the tournament.

While she has not had much playing time with the senior side yet, it can only be a matter of time before she comes good on her rare promise - a young keeper who can be as prolific in front of the stumps as she is behind it.