The hosts, South Africa are in a difficult Group A for the showpiece along with Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.

The Proteas will get proceedings underway on Friday when they play against the 8th ranked Sri Lanka, and the opening batter, Laura Wolvaardt, said that the excitement in the camp is at an all-time high and the ladies cannot wait for Friday’s opening match.

“I agree that we have had great preparation coming from East London and both warm- up games,” said Wolvaardt who scored 65-runs against Pakistan.

“I think all of our batters have had a good bat out.

“I think it was perfect prep and now I am just excited for Friday. I have so many friends and family coming, it is going to be such a cool atmosphere. I also hear that a lot of tickets have been sold already.”

During the previous Women's T20 World Cup in 2020, South Africa lost by 5-runs according to the DLS method to Australia in the semi-finals.

Australia went on to win the World Cup with an 85-run victory against India in the final that was played at the MCG in Melbourne.

The much-anticipated opening match of the World Cup between South Africa and Sri Lanka will get underway on Friday at 19:00 at Newlands in Cape Town.

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