Proteas all-rounder outlines plan on how to beat Australia
The Proteas know what they need to do if they are to cause an upset and defeat Australia at the Women's World Cup.
South Africa all-rounder Anneke Bosch believes her team needs to concentrate on doing the basics well if they are to defeat Australia at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
The Proteas take on undefeated Australia in Indore knowing a victory will see them finish on the top of the World Cup standings, while a defeat will mean they finish the group stage in second or third place.
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Nikhil Uttamchandani previews the battle between table-toppers at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.
Their task will be difficult given Australia enters the match without a loss at the event and the seven-time World Cup champions have never been beaten by South Africa at a 50-over Women's World Cup.
But the Proteas did upset Australia in Sydney at the start of last year and Bosch thinks they can repeat the dose if they stick to their game plan.
"They are the best team in the world and it's really difficult to beat them," Bosch said.
"You have to do the basics really well and the team that does the basics better for longer and just kind of stays in control of the game for the longer period of time will end up being successful against them.
"But they are a really difficult side to beat and they've been playing really well this whole tournament. Even when they were in difficult situations, they have found a way to pull through.
"They kind of always put the other team under pressure, regardless of the situation, and they always kind of have the upper hand or they find the upper hand again.
"I think just doing the basics well and sticking kind of to our skills and what we do well and applying ourselves and sticking to our game plans. Then you'll have the best chance. And like I said, if you do all of that well, then the results will take care of itself."
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South Africa batter Anneke Bosch speaks ahead of the team's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 clash against Australia.
Victory over Australia will see South Africa finish on top of the standings and take on hosts India in the semi-finals, while a loss will see them have to battle four-time champions England in what looms as another enticing knockout contest.
Bosch said she had no preference what semi-final opponent her side would face and instead the team were purely focused on maintaining their good form when taking on Australia.
"I don't think we're thinking about that at the moment," Bosch added.
"We just want to take it each game at a I time and not look too far in the future and whichever team we get in the semi-finals, we'll just have to play our best cricket and it's obviously going to be a massive contest, whoever we get.
"We just have to play our best cricket and the team that rocks up best on the day will probably walk away with the win."
