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Proteas Women geared up for India cauldron
The Mercury
|October 09, 2025
“IND-YAAA, IND-YAAA!” This is the chant that will reverberate around Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VCDA Cricket Stadium whenever Smriti Mandhana elegantly strokes the ball through the covers.
PROTEAS allrounder Nadine de Klerk is hoping for a fast start against India today.
(AFP)
Drums will beat, trumpets and whistles blown, flags waved, and grown men fully painted in the tri-colours will create a cacophony of noise that the Proteas Women have yet to encounter.
Facing India, in a World Cup, at home, is simply a different beast to any other challenge, but one the Proteas are looking to embrace.
“It’s always a challenge, but I think it's also nice,” Proteas allrounder Nadine de Klerk said on the eve of this mouthwatering World Cup clash.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of The Mercury.
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