Kapp healthy and fit ahead of Women’s World Cup

AT 35 years of age, and having been playing at the highest level for 16 years, there were questions around Marizanne Kapp’s physical state ahead of the World Cup later this month.

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Kapp plays a unique role in the Proteas Women’s team as she normally spearheads the bowling attack and bats in the top order, a role that can be taxing on the body.

However, Kapp reiterated that the conditioning block that Cricket South Africa placed her on earlier this year, one that saw the all-rounder rest and miss out on the tour to Sri Lanka in April-May, has been helpful in getting her ready to play her all-round duties to the fullest in the upcoming World Cup.

The 35-year-old emphasised that her time in The Hundred last month has given her the game time she needed to get in shape for the World Cup.

“I had that fitness block earlier this year that certainly helped, and I actually needed the tournament, The Hundred, to prepare for the amount of cricket that I'm going to play now,’ Kapp said.