2025 Women's Cricket World Cup - South Africa Women strong contenders to make final

The South African Women’s cricket team has enjoyed incredible growth and success over the past eight years. In the last two Cricket World Cups they have made the semi-finals, while in the shorter whiteball format they have made the final of the T20 World Cup in the last two tournaments. 

They have also developed an increasing number of players who have enjoyed huge success on the world stage over the past year in particular. Laura Wolvaardt (4th), Tazmin Brits (6th) and Marizanne Kapp (9th) are all in the top 10 of the ICC’s WODI batting rankings.

The Proteas have three bowlers in the ICC’s top 20 of their WODI bowling rankings –  Kapp (6th), Ayabonga Khaka (15th) and Nonkululeko Mlaba (19th). They also have three all-rounders in the top 15 of the ICC’s WODI all-rounder rankings – Kapp (2nd), Chloe Tryon (11th) and Nadine de Klerk (15th).

South Africa will, at minimum, be targetting a semi-final place, but they will be hoping to make the final. With the likelihood that Australia will be one of the finalists, it would present the South African Women with the chance of being the first senior South African team to clinch a World Cup… but to do so they will likely have to beat one of the best and most dominant cricket teams in history.

Laura Wolvaardt (c) 

Anneke Bosch 

Tazmin Brits

Nadine de Klerk

Annerie Dercksen

Sinalo Jafta

Marizanne Kapp

Ayabonga Khaka

Masabata Klaas

Suné Luus

Karabo Meso

Nonkululeko Mlaba

Tumi Sekhukhune

Nondumiso Shangase

Chloe Tryon

Travelling reserve: Miane Smit