EXCLUSIVE: Tazmin Brits "feeling quite good" ahead of Women's World Cup
"Funny enough, a lot of people are saying I'm in form, but I mean, as a batter and opening batter, you always will find issues and things that you always want to work on," Brits told Independent Newspapers in an exclusive interview.
With the World Cup right around the corner, Brits is sharpening her skills in the nets as the team prepares for the showpiece event.
Having played ODI cricket for four years now, Brits has been able to stack up four centuries and two half-centuries in 37 matches as she has climbed up the ladder to become one of the key players in the Proteas women's side.
This is despite the fact that the right-handed batter has scored two centuries and one half-century in her last seven innings in ODI cricket, a statistc pack that suggests that the 34-year-old is in good touch heading into the World Cup.
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Alongside Brits at the top of the order is Proteas women's captain Laura Wolvaardt, one of the most prolific batters in women's cricket.
The pair are a formidable duo at the top of the order, one that will be a threat for any bowling attack in the World Cup.
"We seem to be batting quite well together. I think at the end of the day, we're both very eager to put our best foot forward when it comes to the team and the team environment," Brits told Independent Newspapers.
"So, whether it's me and her together, but at the end of the day, we just want to get runs and put our team in the best position as opening batsmen, especially with power plays. A lot of games I feel, are either won or lost in power plays. So, we just put our head down and we try and get as many runs as we can."
Heading into the tournament, the Proteas women are nowhere near being the favourites despite finishing as runners-up in the last two editions of the ICC T20 World Cup.
However, Brits believes the team stands a good chance of bringing the trophy back home.
"I'm not sure if it's the world that doesn't rate us, but I definitely rate us. I think we stand quite a good chance of actually winning the World Cup. I know a lot of times people always say, you know, you want to go there to win the World Cup," said Brits.
"If you don't want to do that at the end of the day, then why are you actually playing the sport? We play to, of course, win World Cups and become number one in the world. So, I actually think we're in quite a good position.
"And even if the T20s were leading up to being in the finals and not winning, I think a lot of experience comes from that, whether it's T20 or ODI. I think we know what it takes to actually get to the final. And hopefully this time, you know, winning it."
South Africa's first fixture in the upcoming World Cup is scheduled to get underway on 3 October against England women at the M Channaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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