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T20 World Cup: South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt on Thursday hailed the ‘raw power’ of young batting all-rounder Kayla Reyneke, describing her as a rare talent who could provide the X-factor in the Proteas' middle-order ahead of the five-match T20I series against India starting on Friday.

Kayla, 20, is enjoying a dream start to her international career - hitting a six off the last ball to make the Proteas win in her T20I debut against Pakistan. On ODI debut against New Zealand, Kayla was calmness personified winning the game again by hitting a six off the last ball.

“Kayla's very exciting. Obviously her being an all-rounder, she bowls pretty good off-spin, which is something this group has been looking for a while as a true off-spinner. Obviously we have Sune (Luus) as well, but then Kayla just adds a bit of a different dynamic, bowls a little bit differently to what she does.