Wolvaardt rues South Africa's lost opportunity

After South Africa ended up with a second-straight runners-up finish in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, a disappointed skipper Laura Wolvaardt said there was an expectation within the team about this event being theirs to win it, which eventually didn't happen.

At Dubai International Stadium, South Africa failed to chase down New Zealand's total of 158/5 in the title clash and lost by 32 runs to settle for another second-placed finish following being runners-up to Australia on home soil last year.

“Before the game, we had a discussion that we really feel this is our year. A lot of people felt that way. They had some aunt who had a feeling or had a funny tingling in their pinky finger that we were going to win.”