Proteas Women blow England away in sublime semi-final display

Kapp ended with figures of 5/20 as she ripped through the English top order that included clean bowling both Amy Jones and Heather Knight for ducks, in a true display of big-match temperament from the veteran all-rounder.

She says one of the key factors in their performance was their calmness ahead of the match.

"There was a calmness within the group before the match for some reason. We just felt like what will happen, will happen.

"Once we lost the toss, I was actually happy that we were going in to bat first after having a look at the statistics of batting first at this ground."

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Her captain Wolvaardt, was truly inspirational with the bat earlier in the day, going on to become the first South African to score 5000 runs in women’s ODI cricket.

She needed only 48 runs to get there ahead of the game, but did even better with a legendary 169-run knock against a team that humiliated them in their first match at this tournament.

Kapp says they have both their batting and bowling to thank for this victory.

Kapp believes that she did not have the best of tournaments until yesterday, and even revealed that her final training session on Monday was one of the worst she’s ever had.

"I probably haven't had the best World Cup personally, so coming into this game, I knew that I was due to deliver a good performance.

"I feel like I haven't been able to deliver my best in past semi-finals, so I'm really happy that I could make a difference in this semi-final."

Defending champions Australia and co-hosts India play the second semi-final today, and Kapp says they’ll be watching with keen interest while also revealing her preferred opponent in the final on Sunday.

"I feel like we played one of our best World Cup matches today, despite the pitch not exactly suiting our style with bat and ball. 

"I'd love to play against India in the final. Every time I play here, although the crowd is against me, it feels like they're shouting for me."