South Africa had their worst match of the tournament in the final while New Zealand played their best. South Africa’s 32-run loss to New Zealand in the final of the T20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday marks two final defeats in the same tournament 20 months apart.

In a heart-wrenching final at the ICC T20 World Cup, the Proteas women’s team fell short against New Zealand, leaving captain Laura Wolvaardt and her players grappling with their performance. Discover what went wrong and how the team plans to rebound in future encounters.

Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt admitted on Sunday that they were outplayed by New Zealand in the Women’s T20 World Cup final in Dubai.

The South Africa captain was trying to remain positive and is already looking forward to seeing what her team can achieve in the coming years.

An average bowling and fielding display from the Proteas women allowed New Zealand to amass a strong 158 for five batting first in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday evening.

A T20 World Cup final – but not just any T20 World Cup Final. A T20 World Cup final without Australia, without England, without India – for the first time i

New Zealand 158 for 5 (Kerr 43, Halliday 38, Bates 32, Mlaba 2-31) beat South Africa 126 for 9 (Wolvaardt 33, Mair 3-25, Kerr 3-24) by 32 runs.

Here’s how to watch the final match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.