South Africa will open their Women’s World Cup campaign on Friday, October 3, against England at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. South African captain Laura Wolvaardt said before of the match that her squad hopes to be inspired by the men’s team, who won the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia earlier this year.
Wolvaardt remarked how strongly the Temba Bavuma-led team was supported back home in South Africa during the historic match. She believes that her team will be able to do something unique for the country, with fans rallying behind them along the way.
“Yeah, obviously, the men winning that World Test Championship is awesome. It’s been amazing to see how the country has supported them and how excited everyone was back at home and united to support them in that trophy. So, yeah, hopefully we have the chance to do something similar to really get the country behind us in this tournament. And, yeah, hopefully we can do something special,” Wolvaardt was quoted as saying by India Today.
We can beat any side in the world: Laura Wolvaardt
The talismanic right-handed batter said that her team has done well against England in the past. She believes that if the Proteas can stick to their plans on Friday, they can bag full points from the high-voltage fixture.
“It’s a bit of a tricky one because I feel like we’ve beaten them in the group stages in the past World Cups and then lots of them in the semifinal. So we know as a group, we can beat them, especially in the group stages. I think we know that if we play our best cricket, we can beat any side in the world. We’ve played some good cricket recently. We’ve been batting really well. We’ve been bowling better and better. I think all of us know that if we really stick to our plans and are really clear with what we want to do, that we can beat them tomorrow,” said Wolvaardt.
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