Guwahati, Oct. 29 -- South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt today said her match-winning century in the Women's World Cup semifinal was a childhood dream come true, calling it the kind of moment every young cricketer imagines while growing up.
"It still feels a bit unreal. Scoring a hundred in a World Cup knockout game is the sort of thing you dream about as a kid," Wolvaardt said after being named Player of the Match for her stunning 169 that powered South Africa into their maiden World Cup final.
Wolvaardt slammed a 169-run masterclass, the highest individual score by a South African in World Cup history and the second-highest ever by a captain in the tournament's history. She also stands only behind Australia's Belinda Clark's unbeaten 2...