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IOL News
23-06-2025
- Sport
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'We couldn't adapt quick enough with the bat,' says Proteas Women coach Mandla Mashimbiyi
Laura Wolvaardt and Mandla Mashimbyi Proteas Women captain Laura Wolvaardt and coach Mandla Mashimbyi at practice in Colombo. Photo: Cricket South Africa Image: Cricket South Africa The Proteas Women Coach Mandla Mashimbiyi said last night that his team found it hard to adjust to the batting conditions in Barbados, where they lost the second T20 by 6 wickets to the West Indies. A change in strategy by the West Indies, who opted to go for the slow and wide route, may have been too much for his ladies to acquaint themselves with, putting up just 113 runs in 20 overs. The Proteas Women could not string together a solid partnership in the top, middle or lower order and didn't see any standout batting performances - which have generally put up by Tazmin Brits during this tour. They found their line and length with the ball though, squeezing the hosts right down to the last over, earning Mashimbiyi's adulation. With just a 24-hour turn around before the third and final T20I on Monday night, Mashimbiyi said he's only taking away positives going into tonight's match with confidence. 'We just didn't score enough runs. We did not adapt well to the conditions. We came in with a lot of confidence based on how we played the last game, but I think the conditions played a big role and we just didn't adapt well enough to make sure we get a score that will be competitive. 'However, the way the bowlers went about their business to take it to the last over is a big positive for us. There is a lot of learning for us to take away in terms of adjusting our targets based on the conditions and I think we couldn't do that today. We didn't put any partnerships together…but come tomorrow, (Monday) we will be a different outfit,' Mashimbiyi said after the match. The West Indies mainly threw spin at the Proteas, which made it difficult to reach the boundary and it showed. A single six was hit during the Proteas innings along with 4 four's. Mashimbiyi said this was surprising because they've 'been playing spin well recently'. Brits and the captain Laura Wolvaardt could not really get the team going this time around, and saw a quick flurry of wickets fall after them. Mashimbiyi was not too phased at it, saying he was confident in the depth they have down the order. 'The lovely thing about this team is we know that we have a bit of depth from a batting point of view. Players down the batting order have come on and put us in good positions. So, if they (top order) fail then that's it, the other people need to come in and score the runs. But again, the nice thing is that a lot of players are putting their hands up, but I guess it just wasn't our day,' the Proteas Women coach said.
IOL News
21-06-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Proteas Women coach Mandla Mashimbiyi kicks of tenure with a bang
Just his second tour in charge of the Proteas Women and coach Mandla Mashimbiyi is looking like he's shaping up some future World Cup holders. The Proteas Women defeated the West Indies by 50 runs in the first of three T20 matches on Friday night, where Tazmin Brits (98 not out) did most of the heavy lifting with the bat. All rounder Nadine de Klerk said Mashimbiyi has instilled a decent amount of positive intent in the ladies, especially in the attitudes towards which they approach the game. Brits was the only Proteas to put up a score on Friday night, contributing more than half to the Proteas 183 runs which they set. Throughout this series, since the first ODI match in Barbados, the Proteas have batted first as conditions in the Caribbean favour the bowlers. But the green and gold showed that statistics and analysis only count for a meagre amount when it comes to the game of cricket, which is why it is played on the field and not on paper. But the statistics under Mashimbiyi look good so far, in his first West Indies's T20 series outing as coach. 'We just had the one T20 training session before the game, it was a pretty tight schedule but we did a lot of stuff in training. I know there weren't a lot of batters that scored runs but everyone went out there and tried to go for it," said De Klerk. 'I think the positive intent we are batting with is really good to see. Even in the ODI's, we reached 300 runs in six out of our 12 innings and made 180 today (on Friday). "I think him really promoting positivity, taking the game on and not being scared to fail is really paying off for us as a side." De Klerk said Brits' innings of 98 not out was one of the best innings she has seen in women's cricket, taking the West Indies on despite the lack of support from the other end. Mashimbiyi's 'bomb squad', made up of Annerie Dercksen, De Klerk and Chloe Tryon did not make any real contributions on Friday night besides De Klerk's 21 off 17 balls. Experience has counted when it matters for the Proteas Women, with Brits and Marizanne Kapp having a consistent series so far. Kapp has been instrumental with the ball since joining the squad at the beginning of the tour, snatching 2/27 from three overs on Friday night. 'In the ideal world, we would like everybody to contribute. Taz scored 70% of our runs today (Friday night) but I think we know what we have in our team and sometimes its different people raising their hands up every single game. "In the ODI's, we had a few different girls putting in some performances as well. But hopefully we just take a lot of confidence out of this win,' De Klerk said.
