Luus says Proteas will gain confidence in hosting T20 Women's World Cup

Proteas all-rounder Sune Luus says hosting next year's T20 Women's World Cup will only give South Africa confidence.

The T20 Women's World Cup will be held for the first time on African soil from 10-26 February 2023.

It'll be the first senior ICC World Cup hosted in SA since the 2007 Men's T20 World Cup.

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On Monday, the T20 Women's World Cup fixtures and tickets were confirmed at Newlands, with the Proteas opening the tournament on 10 February 2023 against Sri Lanka at the picturesque ground.

The SA women are in Group 1 alongside Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

"We're very excited, we love playing together. We have a young group at the moment so everyone is fit and raring to go, but it's exciting that the T20 World Cup will be in Cape Town," Luus told News24 Sport.

"I'm excited to see my family come and watch me play at a World Cup. They're not always there when we play around the world so I'm very excited to have my family come."

Fans can now buy tickets for all 23 matches in Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha as the top 10 teams in the world vie for the ICC trophy.

Ticket prices start at R60, with discounts available for scholars and pensioners, while families can make the most of the action with kids under six allowed into all venues free of charge.  

Luus, who has been the stand-in skipper for the Proteas for over a year, says she cannot wait to play in front of a sold out home crowd and hopes that South Africans come out to support in February.

"We played in January in front of a few people at the Wanderers and you could see the confidence it gave the girls. It just gave us that extra oomph that we needed to perform," said Luus.

"Hopefully, the