The defeat is certainly not Wolvaardt’s fault. Just like in the T20 World Cup final at Newlands two years ago - SA’s first occasion in an ICC final - when she held the innings together with a half-century, Sunday saw her score a hundred, but like at Newlands, none of her teammates were able to lend her proper support.

The Proteas' skipper scored a century, but it was not enough to carry her team to victory in the Women’s Cricket World Cup final.

Nadine de Klerk has revealed how South Africa was able to bounce back from their first-up World Cup loss and how it might be the making of their campaign.

Though sadness was the immediate sentiment in the aftermath of the World Cup final defeat against hosts India, Mandla Mashimbyi’s mood quickly turned to excitement for what lies ahead for the Proteas women’s side.