What lies in wait for Proteas at the Women's Cricket World Cup in India

SA will look to build on the impressive T20 World Cup run

- By Siyasanga Monoalibe

The wait for the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is almost over, and the Proteas Women are fine-tuning their preparations for what lies ahead deep in the trenches of India against some of the best cricketing nations on the globe.

South Africa will open their World Cup account against second-ranked England next Friday in Barsapara Stadium.

After their impressive run at the ICC T20 Women's World Cup last year, the Proteas are poised to do well and probably even better this time around.

They were so close, yet so far from clinching their maiden major trophy, when they lost the T20 final to New Zealand.

This was just after they had cleared their biggest hurdle, when they beat cricket powerhouse Australia in the semis, only to lose it right at the end by 32 runs against the White Ferns.