New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): South Africa’s middle-order batter Sune Luus believed the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2025 in India could be a particular outing, given how passionately the sport is adopted within the nation.
With beneath 20 days to go for the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, two of South Africa’s 15-member squad for the occasion dived deep into what taking part in on the World Cup meant to them and the staff.
‘Yeah, very excited. I feel, clearly, simply taking part in the World Cup in India, the crowds are very excited, simply the way in which they love cricket. I feel that clearly makes it much more thrilling and particular. I wish to say the house of cricket, however we all know that is England, but it surely’s form of India as nicely. So, simply very excited for the journey and the journey. I feel the staff is in an excellent area and we have now an excellent staff this 12 months,’ Luus informed Cricket South Africa on the official send-off occasion for the staff,’stated Luus as quoted by ICC.
Luus went on to focus on how the challenges within the tri-series in Sri Lanka and the tussle towards the West Indies earlier this 12 months formed the squad’s readiness for the marquee ICC occasion.
‘It has been an excellent 12 months. I feel it began with provincial cricket, starting of February, with video games, attempting to nail your recreation plans and your coaching to be World Cup particular.’
Whereas the Proteas had a troublesome outing in Sri Lanka, the place they received only one out of 4 group video games, it gave them necessary apply within the circumstances, whereas they managed to beat an early loss to clinch the ODI collection towards the West Indies.
‘We clearly headed to Sri Lanka and West Indies for the 2 collection, which was superb for us as nicely, simply to search out our roles and recreation plans and stuff like that. It has been an excellent 12 months of lead-up and build-up. I feel all the ladies are in a great area with cricket, a great psychological area as nicely. I feel simply the way in which we’re chatting in the intervening time can also be very particular to see. Everyone seems to be simply having fun with cricket, which I feel is essential. So, yeah, hopefully it is an excellent World Cup for us,’ she stated.
South Africa reached the World Cup semi-finals thrice earlier than, in 2000, 2017 and 2022, however Luus made it clear that the staff has set their sights on breaking new floor this 12 months.
‘Our first aim is clearly to achieve that remaining. We have by no means finished that and [we can] make historical past in that regard. So, that’d be the primary aim for us. I feel you by no means wish to look too far forward. The aim is at all times to carry the trophy residence, however there are a variety of steps and processes that occur to get to that. So, I feel we’re simply going to get or take it each recreation because it comes,’ Luus stated.
Whereas Luus seems to fireplace as soon as once more for the Proteas, the match additionally presents a breakthrough second for 17-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Karabo Meso.
Simply in February this 12 months, she was featured within the 2025 ICC Below-19 Girls’s T20 World Cup, ending up because the runner-up for the younger Proteas. Now, the rising star has a possibility to make her World Cup debut. (ANI)
