Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup - Proteas batters to back
The Proteas women’s cricket team boasts one of the strongest batting lineups in T20 World Cups. Skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits have delivered exceptional performances, topping the run charts in both 2023 and 2024 tournaments. Supported by key players like Sune Luus, Dane van Niekerk, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, and Chloe Tryon, South Africa’s consistent top-order and middle-order contributions underline their reputation as a formidable batting side. This impressive depth and reliability with the bat position the Proteas as strong contenders in future matches.
- South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt was the tournament’s top run scorer in 2023 and 2024.
- South Africa’s Tazmin Brits scored over 180 runs in both tournaments.
- The 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup takes place from 12 June to 5 July 2026.
Laura Wolvaardt is South Africa Women's all-time greatest batter (Getty Images).
Proteas batting a key strength
Skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits have both starred with the bat in the last two T20 World Cups. Wolvaardt was the top run scorer in 2023 (230 runs) and 2024 (223 runs), while Brits was second-highest in 2024 (187 runs) and fifth in 2023 (189 runs).
Sune Luus, Dane van Niekerk, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon make up the rest of what is one of the strongest batting line-ups in the tournament.
Batting stats
| Batter | T20 Runs | HS | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wolvaardt | 2764 | 115* | 38.92 |
| Tazmin Brits | 1918 | 98* | 30.44 |
| Sune Luus | 1855 | 81 | 23.18 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 1650 | 75 | 20.37 |
| Chloe Tryon | 1379 | 57* | 18.89 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 1317 | 62 | 20.90 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 756 | 44* | 24.38 |
| Annerie Dercksen | 414 | 55* | 27.60 |
| Sinalo Jafta | 164 | 17* | 13.66 |
| Kayla Reyneke | 159 | 34* | 53.00 |
Recent runs (last 5 knocks)
| Batter Last 5 knocks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wolvaardt | 92* | 13 | 47 | 65 | 43 |
| Sune Luus | 23 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| Tazmin Brits | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Sinalo Jafta | 16* | 21* | - | 3 | - |
| Annerie Dercksen | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | - |
| Kayla Reyneke | 21 | 45 | 6* | 0 | 8* |
| Nadine de Klerk | 1 | - | 13 | 11 | 46 |
| Chloe Tryon | 9 | 12 | 14* | - | 61* |
| Marizanne Kapp | - | 49 | - | 3 | 11 |
| Dane van Niekerk | 39* | 1 | 12 | - | 3 |
T20 Runs in the Last Year
| Batter | Runs | Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Wolvaardt | 729 | 52.07 |
| Sune Luus | 331 | 27.58 |
| Tazmin Brits | 460 | 32.85 |
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