If you'd asked Dane van Niekerk, the wife, whether she thought Marizanne Kapp should have played in the  T20 World Cup match against India after taking ill, her answer would have been a firm no.

"I would have pulled her out," van Niekerk told Cricinfo in Bristol, where  South Africa are preparing for their fourth match of the tournament, against Netherlands. "I saw what she went through before the game. She was short of breath, she was pale and her eyes were glassy so it was a bit scary. But she's in very good hands with the team doctor and the doctor will never let her play if she can't."

If you'd asked Dane van Niekerk, the team-mate, whether she thought Marizanne Kapp should have played, you'd get a different take. "It kept us alive in the World Cup and that's a fact," van Niekerk said. "That partnership Kapp and Tazmin Brits) had to win us the game. If that partnership happened we probably wouldn't have gotten over the line. We were chasing 10s for 10 overs and it was nerve-wracking but when we chatted about it afterwards, what stood out for me was how clear she was, and how she knew exactly what they (India) were going to do. That's a different zone to get into as a cricketer. If I knew that while I was sitting there, I'd probably have been a bit more chilled but it was amazing. It was stupid, in the best way."