Proteas women’s hopes dashed in final push

The Proteas Women’s team dream of winning a first ICC T20 World Cup was left in tatters on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.New Zealand’s White Ferns totally outclassed Laura Wolvaardt’s team by 32 runs to be crowned T20 World Cup champions for the first time. To compound the agony for the Proteas Women’s team, it was their second successive defeat in a T20 World Cup final after also losing to Australia in Cape Town less than 18 months ago.It left senior players such as Marizanne Kapp overwhelmed with emotion as the tears flowed freely after the final.New Zealand had set…