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Tazmin Brits is absolutely lighting up the Women's World Cup with her incredible batting form. She just smashed her seventh ODI century and fourth in five innings against New Zealand. The South African opener credits recent batting camps for helping her expand her range and play more positively. Her record-breaking knock of 101* propelled South Africa to their first tournament win after that tough opening loss to England.

Key Points: Tazmin Brits Credits Batting Camps for Record ODI Century Form

  • Brits scored 101* with 15 fours and a six in South Africa's six-wicket victory
  • She surpassed Meg Lanning's record for fastest to seven ODI centuries
  • Recent batting camps helped her develop positive mindset and expand shot range
  • Her bow and arrow celebration was dedicated to two 13-year-old fans from different countries
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Women's World Cup: Trying to expand my range and not to be one-dimension, says Brits

South Africa's Tazmin Brits reveals batting camp transformation after record-breaking 101* against New Zealand, surpassing Meg Lanning's ODI century milestone.

"I'm trying to expand my range a bit more and not to be one-dimension - Tazmin Brits"

Indore, Oct 6

Tazmin Brits credited recent batting camps for her stunning form after notching up her seventh ODI century - and fourth in five innings - as South Africa thumped New Zealand by six wickets at Holkar Stadium on Monday to claim their first win of the tournament.

Brits played a knock of 101 runs studded with 15 fours and a six to lead South Africa to 232 chase with 55 balls to spare. She took the fewest (41) innings to hit seven centuries in the format, surpassing Australia veteran Meg Lanning.

"Funny enough, I'm not one for records, but when you mention Meg Lanning, I'm glad I'm above that one. As long as we are winning the games, then I'm all good," Brits said after bagging the Player of the Match accolade.

"I don't actually know, I'm just backing myself a bit more. I'm trying to be as positive as I can. We actually had a lot of batting camps, I think that definitely helped. I'm trying to expand my range a bit more and not to be one-dimension," she added on being asked her key to success.

Revealing her game plan for the chase, Brits acknowledged that a positive attitude helped her to extend her stay in the middle. "Just said wanted to be as positive as possible. Glad I could middle it. It's actually funny, it was a new bat. I haven't used it once. I think that's going to be the lucky bat from now on."

On her bow and arrow celebration, Brits replied, "Sinalo actually interviewed us and asked what celebrations next and I actually put it out to the fans. I said, "give me your celebrations, because the 50 will only remain for my dad." And then I had these two young girls, they're 13 years old. One stays in Australia, one stays in South Africa. But they come from South Africa and they asked me to do their celebration. So, yeah, that celebration was for them."

South Africa faced a heavy 10-wicket defeat against England in their opening encounter after being folded for 69 in Guwahati. The Proteas will next take on hosts India in Visakhapatnam on Thursday while New Zealand will lock horns with Bangladesh on Friday in Guwahati.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Breaking Meg Lanning's record in just 41 innings is no small feat! Brits is showing what proper preparation and batting camps can achieve. Her positive mindset is something our young Indian cricketers should learn from.
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Ananya R
Love how she's involving fans in her celebrations! The bow and arrow for those two 13-year-old girls is so heartwarming ❤️. This is what makes women's cricket special - the connection with supporters.
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David E
While Brits' performance was outstanding, I'm concerned about New Zealand's bowling attack. They looked completely clueless against her batting. Need to step up their game if they want to compete in this tournament.
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Shreya B
The transformation from being bowled out for 69 to chasing 232 with 55 balls remaining is remarkable! Shows the importance of mental strength in cricket. Looking forward to the India vs South Africa match in Vizag!
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Vikram M
Her comment about the new bat being lucky is so relatable! Sometimes it's the small things that make all the difference. Hope our Indian team is preparing well for their encounter with this in-form South African side.

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