Proteas not looking at 2017 semi-final heartache: 'It's a whole new World Cup'

Proteas skipper Sune Luus insists that her side has grown since the last Women's World Cup and that South Africa are a better team than before.

South Africa have a semi-final date with destiny against defending champions England on Thursday at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

The knock-out game will be a repeat of the 2017 World Cup semi-final, where the English narrowly triumphed by two wickets (two balls remaining) in Bristol and eventually roared to their fourth title.

Luus says this is a new World Cup and game, as the Proteas women continue to dominate and put up match-winning performances.

"No, we haven't brought that up. I think that's five years ago. I think teams have changed, players have grown a lot since that semi-final," Luus told reporters on Wednesday.

"I think we've become a way better team in the last five years. So that's definitely in the past and we look to tomorrow as a whole new game and a whole new World Cup. So we just take it as it is going to come."

This month, the two sides met in the group stages when Marizanne Kapp picked up her maiden five-wicket ODI haul and sealed South Africa a three-wicket win over England.

Luus says they aim to be clinical over England, who have now won four matches on the trot ahead of Thursday's semi-final.

"That was an extremely good game for us. I felt like England played well, as well. So I don't think tomorrow is going to be any different," said Luus.

"They're obviously going to bring their A-game and we just need to be extremely clinical tomorrow. Yeah, I think they've obviously had experience of playing in semi-finals and playing against us in the semi-finals as well.

"I think tomorrow will just be who is at their best for longer periods of time and who can stay focused for