Crashing, but you're still inspirational, Proteas

Another Cricket World Cup final and another agonising defeat for a South African team.

- Jacques van der Westhuyzen

This country's long wait for a major limited overs cricket trophy continues after the Proteas women's team crashed in the Women's T20 World Cup final to New Zealand in Dubai yesterday, the Kiwis eventually winning a fairly one-sided final by 32 runs.

The defeat was the second in a row for SA's inspirational women's team after they also lost the final, played on home soil at Newlands in Cape Town last year, to Australia by 19 runs.

The defeat yesterday was also South Africa's second loss in a T20 final this year, after the Proteas men's team were beaten by just seven runs by India in the last match of the tournament held in the Caribbean in June.

It was the first time the Proteas men's side had reached a global limited overs final, after years of near misses and close calls.