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born 1990 South Africa
Marizanne Kapp (/mɑːriːˈzɑːn ˈkæp/ mah-ree-ZAHN KAP, Afrikaans pronunciation: [mɑːriˈzɑːn_ˈkæp]; born 4 January 1990) is a South African international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team. She was the first female cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20 match for South Africa.
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So you have to be very careful with who and what you listen to and what you try and implement in your own game.
It's more little things but in general the girls are quite good with their plans and what they want to do out in the middle.
In the last couple of years, I've just tried to work on finishing games or being there at the back end.
I feel like I've always had the shots and the power, it's just believing in my skill a little bit more.
And the other day, it was extremely flat and nothing in it for pace bowlers or even spinners. You don't know what to expect.
If you look at the leagues and South Africa the last two years, I feel like my strike rate is even higher than 120.
For me personally, it's just the amount of years I've spent in international cricket and the leagues I've played in.
But if they do those things and I stick to what I do best, usually it works out.
I feel it's me as a player being a little bit older now, playing more in these leagues and understanding what is needed.
I've said it previously, especially when it comes to her being a [former South Africa] captain as well.
The last game, there was probably a little bit more bounce and movement, yes, but I still felt like it was slow.
It's obviously good to up my team into the finals. It's always nice contributing and taking wickets with the new ball.
Again, in saying that, sometimes as well when I enter the room, I just don't want to speak about cricket. So every now and then I have to tell her, 'okay, enough today'.
So I don't think it changes too much whether you're batting a bit higher up or lower down.
So I feel like something that's needed in T20 cricket is wickets, early wickets.
I feel like it's again a little difficult being an allrounder because it seems when the batting picks up, you lose a bit of the bowling, and vice versa.
I feel like it's so important in the T20 format, especially in these leagues, because the top order is so heavy with internationals, especially, and big hits.
When I started my career, I batted higher up for South Africa in any case. So that's something that comes to me a little bit easier.
So that has always been my main goal and my main focus.
For me, it's more about the confidence I have in my own skill, what I want to do and obviously I love representing my country and doing well and helping them win.