Opening partnership key for Proteas Women as World Cup edges closer

Wolvaardt scored 75, while Brits notched up her fourth century in the 50-over international circuit to lead the team to a total of 278. 

Rain had a lot to do with the proceedings last night as South Africa won by 166 via Duckworth-Lewis method, and the skipper says the synergy between them makes it a lot easier to play together and build a solid foundation upfront.

"Very important, if one doesn't go well, it gets spoken about a lot. I think we've put on a lot of good stands in the past couple of years batting together, it's really nice batting with her,” Wolvaardt said.

“I think we almost don't need to look where the ball is we just like know when to run and stuff like that and did really well encouraging each other to be nice and positive today. “So, yeah, it was nice to bat in the middle, I think we have quite a good record together so that change in mindset and good intent today was awesome."

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Wolvaardt was also happy to be back among the runs for the team, and contribute with a bigger score towards victory.

This is her first half century since December last year against England in Potchefstroom.

"Very pleased, uhm had a tough couple of games but just a really conscious change of mindset today. I think I had a lot of discussions with the coaches about how to go about the innings and really take on that power play a bit more,” she added.

“So, try a lot more brave options today and it paid off which was really nice to see. Taz did the exact same, obviously really nice that she scored the 100 for us in a great position, so.