South Africa's Proteas Women produced a cricketing masterclass to shock defending champions England and storm into their first-ever Cricket World Cup final with a commanding 125-run victory on Wednesday, Cape town Etc reports.
In a performance that will go down as one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history, captain Laura Wolvaardt delivered the innings of her life, smashing an unbeaten 169 to guide South Africa to 319 for 7 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. England, overwhelmed by pressure and precision bowling, were bundled out for 194 in under 40 overs.
England entered the semi-final as heavy favourites, aiming for their fourth straight World Cup final. But South Africa, inspired by their captain's brilliance and Marizanne Kapp's stunning opening spell, flipped the script in spectacular fashion.