Proteas

Saturday's improved performance, albeit one that ended in defeat, has lifted the spirits in the Proteas camp and given reason for optimism ahead of the ...

Bosch said afterwards that both had decided to accelerate the scoring from the 10th over onwards, but found it difficult to do so. I’m getting the hang of it, I’m learning through the highs and the lows.” Until the Ireland leg of the trip, Goodall had played just 13 T20 Internationals since making her debut in the format in 2016. Goodall has had to acclimatise to a new role in the T20 side, something she wasn’t expecting. The shock retirement of Lizelle Lee not only caught Cricket SA and her teammates off guard and robbed the side of a potent attacking threat, but was difficult for those players who’d spent a lot of time playing alongside Lee to come to terms with. A lot of the younger players are feeding off the senior players’ experiences and how to get through the tough times,” said Goodall. “It can’t always be sunshine and roses.