The South African Women’s Cricket team is receiving all the positive messages after reaching the final for the first time.
The Proteas were defeated by Australia on Sunday in the ICC T20 World Cup final and skipper Sune Luus says she is proud of their achievement.
Although she wanted to win it for the nation, Luus said the defeat to the Aussies has left a bittersweet taste but she can look forward to the future with pride.
“It’s a bittersweet feeling,” said Proteas captain Sune Luus after her team lost by 19 runs against formidable Australia, who have won the tournament six times in its eight editions.
“Personally, I’m feeling extremely proud of every teammate of mine and the management staff. I think we’ve done an incredible job to get to the final and put up a good fight against a team like Australia.”
The talented cricketer faced criticism of her captaincy being too formulaic and lacking creativity and that she wasn’t Dane van Niekerk.
But in the past few months, she’s galvanised the team around her to achieve something even Van Niekerk, as great of a leader as she is, couldn’t.
“You have to put all the distractions and everything that’s happening aside, and you really focus on cricket. It helps to get youngsters in who want to be here, who want to play the game of cricket, and it brings that enjoyment factor back. I think that’s what we did the past two months,” she added.
“Obviously we had a bit of a slow start and had to recover after that and lost crucial wickets here and there, but I think the girls did extremely well, so I’m not going to criticise them too much.”
Taking a look at social media reactions, the fans are definitely proud and congratulated the women’s national side.
@TheSquire said:
“You may have lost the final against the champions. But you won millions of hearts & my eternal respect. Thank you very much to the team & the support staff.”
@TheLife’sWay posted:
“Thank You girls for giving us the best time of our lives watching you play! It was some great moments of catches, field, and bowling performances! Not forgetting the bat and ball magic showcased by you! Thanks from the bottom of my heart! #TheLifesWay
Main Image: Proteas Women/TheCitizen
The post Proteas Women’s skipper Sune Luus proud of their achievement appeared first on Entertainment SA - South African Entertainment News, Celebrity and Lifestyle Online Magazine & Entertainment.
Post a Comment