Banyana Banyana look to succeed where Bafana Bafana failed by qualifying for 2022 AWCON in Morocco
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The 12th edition of the ICC Women's Cricket starts on Friday morning in New Zealand. The hosts have won the tournament on one occasion - 2000 - with four-time champions England defending a title they claimed in front of their home fans in 2017.
South African supporters will throw their weight behind their team fully, as they look to become the first senior team among the women and men to win a world championship. They will have to do so without captain and ace batsman Dane van Niekerk, who has been recuperating from injury.
Banyana Banyana look to succeed where Bafana Bafana failed by qualifying for 2022 AWCON in Morocco
FootballThe Proteas lost two warm-up matches against India and England respectively, though not much can be read into these results. They go into the tournament as one of the lesser favourites, with Australia the out-rights, followed by the English.
AFP Sports released a list of five players it believes will have a say in where the title will go.
They are:
Shabnim Ismail, bowler (South Africa)
Ellyse Perry, all-rounder (Australia)
Amelia Kerr, batsman (New Zealand)
Bismah Maroof, batsman (Pakistan)
Shafali Verma, batsman (India)
Comeback kings: Proteas turn it around as they thrash New Zealand to square Test series
The South African men's national cricket team proved that it holds the unofficial title of the sport's "comeback kings"
After being thumped in the first Test by an innings just a week ago, they rose from the dead to inflict a heavy 198-run defeat on the world Test champions New Zealand
It was the second Test series in a row that the Proteas had come back from losing the first match to either win a series (vs India in January) or draw one, like against the Black Caps