Despite admitting they will be underdogs in the final against powerhouse Australia, Proteas star Tazmin Brits has warned South Africa can improve further after producing a spectacular all-round performance against England in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final.
The Proteas have lost to England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2014, as well as the one-day World Cup tournament in 2017 and 2022, but the result was not enough to produce a historic result, becoming South Africa’s first. cricket team to reach the final in the global championship.
‘play ball’
And while Australia are set to be firm favorites in the cup battle at Newlands on Saturday, in search of a third straight T20 world title, the Brits insist they will not be intimidated.
“Australia might be on top, but at the end of the day you play the ball, you don’t play the players, and I think that’s what they did against this England team,” Brits said.
“We’re not playing an England team that we always beat … so we’ll keep going, but we’re really happy to be in the final.”
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Brits made 68 runs and took four catches against England there, but it was far from a one-man show, and he was also supported by the rest of the Proteas squad.
Opening partner Laura Wolvaardt hit 53, while all-rounder Ayabonga Khaka took 4/29 and veteran Shabnim Ismail returned 3/27 as they completed an impressive six-run victory.
subtle danger
The hosts believe they can play better, but the Brits fired a subtle warning at Australia, advising them to be at their best if they hope to regain the title.
“I think today we almost clicked (against England). The batting had a lot of batter but I think the bowling in the powerplay could have been tighter,” he said.
“But I hope everything clicks when we play Australia.”