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South African players celebrate the wicket of Shafali Verma from India during the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa at Hagley Oval on March 27, 2022 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Peter Meecham/Getty Images)
CRICKET WORLD CUP

Bullish England stand between Proteas and history

A scintillating World Cup so far counts for nothing as South Africa’s women’s cricket enters sudden death

  • Luke Alfred
5 min read
DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 05: Shabnim Ismail of South Africa celebrates catching out Salma Khatun of Bangladesh during the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and South Africa at University Oval on March 05, 2022 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Joe Allison-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
CRICKET WORLD CUP

World Cup: Proteas need to punch above their prestige

South Africa sailed past past the Bangladeshis in their opener but somehow failed to convince in doing so

  • Luke Alfred
4 min read