Saarah Smith

Saarah Smith (born 30 March 1999) is a South African cricketer.In August 2018, she was named in the South Africa Women's squad for their series against the West Indies Women.She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for South Africa against West Indies Women on 24 September 2018. Quotes Mentally, I was in a very good space and I knew from the first match that this was going to be a good few days of cricket for myself and my team. Achieving these stats felt good but I know that I could’ve achieved more in all three matches, every time that I went out I was very disappointed in myself because I knew I could’ve done better. But I guess these things happen and I just have to work harder and little bit smarter next time around. It has definitely given me a boost to work even harder because those performances were definitely not my best which makes things even more exciting for the future. I was definitely one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced in my cricket career thus far. Ever since I broke my finger at the 2018 World Cup I developed so many more injuries out of the blue. Every time I was recovering from an injury and starting to get fit again another injury would flare up and it became extremely frustrating and even depressing at one point. But I had to push through it and I had to believe that everything happens for a reason and believe that the Almighty has a plan for me so I just have to be patient and not give up on my dreams because I am only 22 years old and will probably face more obstacles along the way. I learnt and grew so much as cricketer and as a person. I received a taste of every level of cricket in our pipeline in one year and it was one of the best things I experienced. And I hope there will be more to come. My family is definitely on top of the list, especially my parents who have been pushing me to get the best out of me. Saadiek Davids who is my private coach and most importantly my mentor has been my rock through my entire cricket career. Kevin Heuvel from MK Handcrafted is a very good friend of mine and we have had many chats that have kept me to consistently in a good space. And last but not least my teammates, they know who they are, I couldn’t have done these performances without them (literally). There are definitely many lessons that I have learnt and still learning but the biggest lessons was patience and self-confidence. Every lesson that I learn I take it into life because life is the biggest challenge anyone can face. To believe in yourself and to have patience in what the Almighty has planned is one of the best lessons you’ll receive. I would like to see myself as an international cricket player, if not for the Proteas then definitely overseas. I would love to play for my country again and travel the world. I think definitely more super league cricket and for the pipeline to be stronger, and for us women to get paid as well as what men get paid. AB de Villiers and Virat Kholi are two cricketers where I admire their confidence and fearlessness when they go into bat. Every shot is played with ease and it is amazing to watch. Hashim Amla has always been one of my idols, and I wish I could have met him. Amla was a cricketer I looked up to because of who he was, he was a Muslim first and cricketer second, and I admire that so much. The fact that he is a brilliant cricketer is just the cherry on top. Saarah Smith Eyes Momentum Proteas Return, May 2021, Gsport, by Celine Abrahams External links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1999 births