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White Ferns set to be a test of character for Proteas
The Star
|October 06, 2025
LEGENDARY Blue Bulls flyhalf Naas Botha famously said: “The Currie Cup isn’t won in May.”
Equally ,World Cups aren’t lost in the opening game, ask Argentina's football maestro Lionel Messi, which is why the Proteas Women’s team will attempt to move on quickly from their embarrassing tournament opener when they face New Zealand in Indore on Monday.
If there are any positives to take from being bowled out for a record-low 69, before being thrashed by 10 wickets with 215 balls remaining, is the simple fact that it can’t get any worse.
“I think because it’s such a long tournament, I think for us as a team and also as a batting unit, it’s just to accept what has happened,” said Proteas wicket-keeper Sinalo Jafta, who was the only Proteas batter to pass double figures against England.
“I mean, Laura has kept saying we don’t become a bad batting unit overnight. We literally have another game.
This story is from the October 06, 2025 edition of The Star.
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