It's a cliché, but this one is very important

It's a cliché in tournaments that 'every game is important', but the clash against Sri Lanka in Colombo today could be the most crucial encounter for the Proteas at the Women's Cricket World Cup.

- @wesbotton

South Africa are well placed, lying third in the first-round standings, but they still have some work to do to secure their place in the semifinals.

Though they have won three of their four matches thus far in the opening round, the Proteas women have been inconsistent, and they have had to dig deep at the death in their last two games.

They have a chance today, however, to take the pressure off themselves in the closing stages of the round-robin phase of the competition.