Momentum Proteas coach Hilton Moreeng says the players know that the stakes are high for them as they will be playing in a home world cup.
The Proteas will open their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign tomorrow against Sri Lanka at Newlands and there are huge expectations for them to have a good tournament. Suné Luus. Hput under a microscope during the duration of the competition.
Even with the pressure hovering around him, Moreeng is embracing the moment of going to a home world cup as the coach. “It’s an honour for me as the coach. We work hard as coaches daily and when moments like this come, you have to sit back and cherish the opportunity, it’s a privilege. Not every coach can say they were part of a home world cup and able to lead such a talented group of players," Moreeng said when speaking to Sowetan.
Moreeng's side heads into the world cup with impressive form; they won the Tri Series which featured India and the West Indies. In their warm-up matches, they lost the first to England by 17 runs and beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in their last preparation encounter.
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