The team played their first official international matches against India in late 2022 and early 2023, in preparation for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, held in South Africa.

[2] The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[4] In December 2022, the side competed in one of South Africa's domestic competitions, the Women's T20 Super League, losing all of their completed matches.

[6] At the Under-19 T20 World Cup, the side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished fourth in their group.

[2] The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for South Africa under-19s.