Proteas head into T20 World Cup with big ambitions to win

Daily Maverick | 14.06.2026 00:23
For the Proteas, the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was a heartbreakingly familiar chapter of “so close, yet so far” in South African cricket history. They lost by 32 runs, making it their second consecutive defeat in a T20 World Cup final, having failed against Australia at home in 2023.