The last day of the Group stage of the Women’s World T20 2018 threw up an engrossing first game at the Daren Sammy International Stadium, as the Windies beat England by four wickets in the last over of a thrilling chase.
The Windies maintained their spotless record against the Proteas in Women’s World T20s, applying sustained pressure with the ball and in the field to steal a 31-run win.
The Proteas Women suffered a blow ahead of their Women’s World T20 opening game when wicketkeeper Trisha Chetty was ruled out of the tournament due to the reoccurrence of a back injury.
Proteas women’s coach Hilton Moreeng has urged his team to trust their training and preparation after rain caused the team’s first two practice sessions to be cancelled in St. Lucia.
Proteas Women’s allrounder Marizanne Kapp believes that her team has what it takes to win the Women’s World T20 and that their slew of warm-up match losses is not an indication of the team’s potential in the competition.
Proteas Women’s opening batter Lizelle Lee is delighted by the way the team has gone about their training sessions at their pre-tournament camp ahead of the Women’s World T20 which will run from 09-24 November in the West Indies.
Independent tests conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Proteas Women’s Raisibe Ntozakhe’s bowling action have revealed that the off-spinner’s bowling action is illegal and contravenes Article 6.1.2 of the ICC Regulations.
