Mandela, Kolisi providing inspiration for Proteas women

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19 Feb 2020, 04:13 GMT+10

Cape Town - Dane van Niekerk has vowed to channel the legacies of Nelson Mandela and Siya Kolisi to help South Africa realise their ICC Women's T20 World Cup dream.

For Van Niekerk the message rings true now more than ever as the Proteas women bid to win a global cricket event for the first time in their history.

"If we do something special such as Siya, it would be a dream come true and that's what makes it very special.

The team's talents on the cricket field are without question but, as the skipper herself admits, promise has not always transformed into performance when it matters most.

"Lizelle Lee, Du Preez, Ismail, these players have risen in the rankings thanks to some of the exposure with and against some of the best players in the world in the Big Bash.

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