The Proteas women’s team is set to embrace the pressure of hosting a home World Cup, as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup kicks off in South Africa on Friday night. Read the full story ➡️
“There is not much we can do about the pressure, the expectations of the people and the media saying things. So we just have to embrace the pressure and stay in the moment.”The Proteas open the World Cup with a clash against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Friday night and they will be eager to get their campaign off to a perfect start with a win.
“Sri Lanka is a subcontinent team, so they are going to throw a lot of spin overs at us. That is something that we need to be prepared for. They also have a well-balanced side with some strong hitters and some players that can knock it around and take ones and twos. The Proteas have played two warm-up games in the lead up to the competition, against England which theyand against Pakistan who they beat by six wickets, with Luus claiming that they were very important in preparing them for the showpiece event.
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