The Proteas will hope to avenge their heart-breaking 2017 Women’s World Cup semi-final defeat to England when the teams meet at the 2022 tournament on Monday.

England edged South Africa by two wickets in Bristol at the previous World Cup and went on to beat India in the final.

However, when asked if that bitterly disappointing finish five years ago would be added motivation for her team, Proteas captain Suné Luus said: “I don’t think so, it has been five years and a lot has happened in that five years. Both teams have grown, the players’ games have changed, so we don’t need to look too much into that semi-final. It’s five years ago, that’s a lot in a cricketing career.

“Tomorrow is a new game, a whole new stage, new World Cup as well and we will just take it as it is,” she added.

The Proteas will be searching for their third straight victory in the tournament after overcoming Bangladesh and Pakistan. They are currently third on the eight-team log behind Australia and India.

England, meanwhile, are aiming to recover from back-to-back defeats against Australia and the West Indies.

“With England losing their two opening games, you’ve got to expect that they are going to come hard tomorrow,” Luus said.

“I don’t think they are going to leave anything up for chance, they are going to come all guns blazing and they are going to want to play their best match to get points on the board, but I do think that puts a bit of pressure on themselves.

“They need the points, but we are ready for tomorrow as well. If we get the points, it will really just give us that momentum we need to keep continuing in the World Cup and take one game at a time.”

Monday’s match will be broadcast live on SuperSport Grandstand from 3am (SA time).

South Africa will take on host nation New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday.