Not even a painful bout of cramp could stop Marizanne Kapp from delivering a record-breaking, five-wicket haul that sent South Africa into their first-ever 50-over World Cup final. Kapp’s 5 for 20 was an act of pure, relentless will.
Kapp had already done her initial damage, starting her day with a double-wicket maiden to leave England at one for three. She was then forced off the field with cramp.
By the time she returned, Alice Capsey and Nat Sciver-Brunt had built a 107-run partnership. But Kapp, though still in discomfort, broke the stand, dismissing Sciver-Brunt.
She then ripped through the lower-middle order, claiming two wickets in two balls to complete her five-for and become the all-time leading World Cup wicket-taker.
Her resilient performance, combined with Laura Wolvaardt’s epic 169, sealed the 125-run victory and capped a historic day for the Proteas.