Proteas women’s captain Dane van Niekerk is backing the depth of their squad to compensate for Marizanne Kapp’s expected absence ahead of Thursday’s T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia in Sydney.

Kapp has been laid low by a viral illness and a late call will be made on her availability for Thursday’s critical clash. Van Niekerk seemed to be resigned to the fact that they may be without one of their star players‚ but has also understood that an individual’s health is far more important than the team...

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