"We're pretty lucky, we're spoilt for choice in the fact we're not reliant on any one player, and if anyone goes down we've got numerous options  to cover," she said.

"Lots of players play different roles for their Big Bash franchise, and we're a very team-first side, so whatever the team requires on the day, we feel as though we've got all options covered."

Spin star Alana King has been left out of the T20I squad, although she will join the side for the ODI portion of the tour.

South Africa, beaten by 19 runs against Australia in the final of last year's major tournament, didn't enjoy a great start to their tour, suffering a four-wicket loss against the Governor-General's XI on Wednesday.

"It will be a big challenge, they are the world champions and it's their own backyard," she said. "They've just been very consistent for a long period of time.

"Getting to play in the [WBBL], I see how they work, and they work very hard at their skills. It's well deserved, they do work very hard and they are very good cricketers...it'll just be about us playing our best cricket on the day."

The teams are competing across all three formats of the game over the next month, beginning with three T20s in what is a rematch of the decider from last year's 20-over tournament.