CRICKET WORLD CUP
Spin is a worry for SA women’s cricket team
Despite having played a limited overs series in the Caribbean a few weeks ago‚ the SA women’s cricket team remains wary of the spin threat that is expected at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Proteas played five T20s and three ODIs against the West Indies, but captain Dane van Niekerk disagrees with the general perception that they will have some sort of advantage at the tournament. "We are not going to take anyone lightly because the conditions there suit subcontinent teams a little bit more‚" she said. The South Africans are in Group A with hosts West Indies and subcontinent teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka usually do well on flat, turning pitches, which favour spinners. "If you look at our group‚ we have two teams from the sub-continent and the conditions in the West Indies suit the sub-continent teams a little bit more‚" Van Niekerk said. "Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have talented spinners, but we must concentrate on our preparations and how we execute prop...
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