We need to embrace the nerves and pressure, says Mashimbyi

PROTEAS women's coach Mandla Mashimbyi remains adamant that the processes that they’ve put in place in preparation for matches will help keep the team in the moment and not stray because of nerves and pressure.

- ONGAMA GCWABE

Over the last three years, we have seen senior Proteas teams, both women and men, handle pressure very well. Be it in T20 World Cups, ODI World Cups or Test Championship finals, the Proteas have done very well.

South Africa will hope that this trend will continue as the Proteas women take on hosts India in the final of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Navi Mumbai tomorrow.

Mashimbyi acknowledged that there will be pressure come Sunday, but remains confident that the processes that they have in place in preparation for matches will keep the players in the moment.

“Nerves are something that is innate with us as beings. I think what we need to do to make sure (we win) is understand that nerves are our ally, not our enemy,” Mashimbyi told the media yesterday.