South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has said that ahead of their side’s ICC Women’s World Cup campaign, the belief is “very strong” with the team after having “learnt a lot of lessons” over the past few ICC tournaments and having prepared well ahead of the marquee competition.

South Africa will start their campaign against England on October 3 at Guwahati. The team is heading into the tournament following a 2-1 series win over Pakistan away from home. Since the last World Cup back in 2022, the South African women’s team has featured in 37 ODIs, winning 17, losing 19 and one match ending in a no result. This year in 10 ODIs, SA has won five and lost five each.

In recent years, the Proteas showed more consistency at ICC tournaments, reaching the semi-finals in the last two ODI World Cups

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