CWC22 | The Proteas have tasted defeat for the first time at the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, losing by 5 wickets to tournament favourites Australia in Wellington on Tuesday. | Sport24news
The sides entered the contest as the only two undefeated sides left in the competition, and South Africa would have felt pretty good about their chances after positing 271/5 from their allotted 50 overs having been sent in to bat.
Skipper Sune Luus was brilliant coming in at No 4, while Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon finished strong. It didn't help that the Proteas lost seamer Masabata Klaas to a shoulder injury, and Tumi Sekhukhune was hurt badly in her first appearance of the competition. For South Africa, the No 2-ranked side in ODI cricket, this will serve as a marker of how much they need to improve if they are to find a way to bag their country's first-ever Cricket World Cup crown.
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