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Proteas skipper Sune Luus is extremely proud of her side following their Women's World Cup semi-final defeat to England in Christchurch on Thursday. | Sport24news

Proteas skipper Sune Luus hailed her side's performance despite crashing out of the Women's World Cup with a semi-final loss to England.

Proteas skipper Sune Luus is extremely proud of her side following their Women's World Cup semi-final defeat to England in Christchurch on Thursday.against the defending champions and were denied a historic World Cup final. Luus is the next best batter for the Proteas, piling on 270 runs and while her efforts weren't needed much with the ball, the skipper scored three half-centuries to lead from the front.

"Laura Wolvaardt is currently the number one batter in the world. We've got our three seamers in the top 10. So I think there are a lot of positives we can take out of this World Cup and I think, you know, we can be extremely proud of the campaign we've had."

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