With an insurmountable task ahead of them, South Africa took to the court for their Pool G match against Uganda at the Netball World Cup 2023.

If the Proteas wanted to have any chance of progressing to the semifinals in Cape Town, they had to beat the She Cranes by 64 goals and prevent their opponents from scoring more than 20.

The South Africans did manage to beat Uganda 52-50, leaving them out of the top four. Thursday's victory, however, was sweet revenge for the loss (48-54) they suffered at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham when Uganda relegated them to sixth place in the playoffs.

Jamaica scored their first win over New Zealand at a World Cup when they beat the defending champions 59-48 in a Pool G encounter at the CTICC.

This is the second time in a year the Sunshine Girls have handed the Silver Ferns a loss after last year’s victory in the semifinal of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Jamaica started off slow, but once they found their rhythm, victory was never in question. Jamaica topped the pool with New Zealand in second spot.

In a Pool F match, England scored their first-ever World Cup victory over 11-time champions Australia.

This is only the eighth time overall that the Roses have managed to beat the Diamonds since the teams’ first match in 1956.

It was England goal defence Fran Williams’s brilliant deflection in the final moments that prevented Australia from securing a draw.

The win means England finishes top of Pool F with Australia second.

Sixth-ranked Malawi won a tough battle in Pool F against seventh-ranked Tonga 56-51.

Although Tonga won the last quarter, the Queens secured victory thanks to a strong second quarter they won by five goals.

With a handful of Scottish supporters singing “Flower of Scotland” the Thistles secured a 62-46 victory over Fiji in a Pool F match.

This was the sixth World Cup meeting between the two countries. Thursday’s Scottish victory has levelled matters at three victories each.