Tazmin Brits backs Proteas to go one step further at 2025 Women’s World Cup
Proteas batter Tazmin Brits has been in fine individual form ahead of the World Cup, hitting two ODI hundreds against West Indies and India prior to plundering a career-best T20I score of 98 not out in June.
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South Africa, in the form of the Proteas, head to the subcontinent to compete in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, knowing they have what it takes to reach the latter stages of international competitions.
This confidence stems from the fact that they have made the semi-finals of the last two ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups and the final of the last two ICC Women’s T20 World Cups.
Despite not being able to make it over the line, veteran Tazmin Brits feels those losses have been an important learning curve for her and her teammates, standing them in good stead for their latest tilt at global glory.
“I’ll always back us, if you don't back your own team, then you're not heading in the right direction,” said Brits. “We've looked at a few things, and I think our combinations are good. In general, we’ve definitely been a bit stricter on ourselves to do what we need to do.
"We've been to two finals, yes, but it's time that we maybe get over the line. And I back our team to do that. I definitely think being in two finals makes a difference. We know what we're capable of and what it takes in order to win that final.”
Brits has been in fine individual form ahead of the World Cup, hitting two ODI hundreds against West Indies and India prior to plundering a career-best T20I score of 98 not out in June.
In the space of three days, she hit back-to-back centuries, including a career-high score of 171 not out as she enters perhaps the twilight of her career. It is something that the opening batter is determined to continue doing, and hopes to be able to give her side the foundations they need to chase big scores.
“People say I'm in good form,” she added. “Sometimes when you hit the ball like that, you don't always realise what you're doing. It's more like a flow.
“I'm very critical of myself. I always think I need to work hard, and I need to do better and hopefully I can do that at this World Cup. Hopefully that means I don’t just get one 100, I want to get a few of them so I can put the team in a good position.
“That's what I'm looking at. If we can put our team in a good spot, we’ve got the resources to chase scores of 300 or 330. I definitely think we're capable of that.”