All things being equal, Sinalo Jafta wouldn't have been at Newlands on Sunday. She wouldn't have played in a T20 World Cup final. She wouldn't have heard the biggest crowd in the history of women's sport in South Africa, among them members of her family, cheering for her and her teammates. She might not even have been alive. Happily, all things are not equal.
ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP, 2023
Why silver is gold for South Africa's Sinalo Jafta
"I felt like I had nothing left to give. I was 27. I was done. Now, as a 28-year-old, I've got my career ahead of me," Jafta said. © Getty
Jafta shed many tears talking to the press after the match. Australia's
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