Despite a crushing semifinal defeat, Proteas captain Suné Luus believes her team had a ‘great World Cup’
The Proteas’s run-chase got of to the worst possible start when the tournament’s leading run-scorer, Laura Wolvaardt, was out for a duck after facing just two balls.Lara Goodall and Sune Luus tried to stabilise the innings and Mignon du Preez and Marizanne Kapp batted bravely. but wickets fell at regular intervals and SA’s World Cup was over after 38 overs.
“Really pleased, that was a really complete performance from the girls today, something we’ve been searching for,” England captain Heather Knight said. The English may need to lift their game again, however, to beat undefeated Australia at the same venue on Sunday.
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