Guwahati, Oct. 29 -- A historic five-wicket haul by all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and a free-flowing century from skipper Laura Wolvaardt helped South Africa secure their moment of redemption after failures in the previous two editions' semifinals, booking a place in the finals of the ICC Women's World Cup, beating England by 125 runs in a one-sided semifinal at Guwahati on Wednesday.

Having lost to England in the semifinals of the 2017 and 2022 editions of the 50-over WC, skipper Wolvaardt (169 in 143 balls, with 20 fours and four sixes) and an all-round Kapp (42 and 5/20) helped Proteas reach their first-ever World Cup final and their third successive title clash after finals of the previous two T20 World Cups, which they lost.

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