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

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 02 Nov 2025

Simon Lewis 02 Nov 2025

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South Africa have made the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup in 2000, 2017 & 2022.
South Africa finished second behind Australia in the group stage table in 2022.
The Proteas made the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2014, 2020, 2023 & 2024.
South Africa lost in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023 & 2024
The 13th Women’s Cricket World Cup runs from 30 September – 2 November 2025?

Ayabonga Khaka bowls to England, 2022 CWC semi-final. (credit: Sanka Vidanagama/Getty Images)

South Africa ready to shine in Women’s Cricket World Cup

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.

South Africa squad for Women’s Cricket World Cup

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

2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup – South Africa's fixtures list

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Preview/Result
3 Oct 2025	11:30am	England	South Africa	Guwahati	Lost by 10 wickets
6 Oct 2025	11:30am	New Zealand	South Africa	Indore	Won by 6 wickets
9 Oct 2025	11:30am	India	South Africa	Vis'patnam	Won by 3 wickets
13 Oct 2025	11:30am	South Africa	Bangladesh	Vis'patnam	Won by 3 wickets
17 Oct 2025	11:30am	Sri Lanka	South Africa	Colombo	Won by 10 wickets
21 Oct 2025	11:30am	South Africa	Pakistan	Colombo	Won by 150 runs (DLS)
25 Oct 2025	11:30am	Australia	South Africa	Indore	Lost by 7 wickets
29 Oct 2025	11:30am	England	South Africa	Guwahati	Won by 125 runs
2 Nov 2025	11:30am	South Africa	India	DY Patil	Final: India won by 52 runs