Wellington, March 24 : Sune Luus called on South Africa’s top-order to start racking up the runs when it matters after booking their place in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-finals on Thursday. Rain washed out their match against West Indies after South Africa – put in to bat in a match reduced to just 26 overs – had reached 61 for four off 10.5 overs. And that result officially fired Luus’ team into the semi-finals, hauling them up to nine points and second in the standings and leaving West Indies’ hopes of progression hanging in the balance. South Africa’s bowling has been their principal asset throughout the tournament as leading batters Lizelle Lee, Tazmin Brits and Mignon du Preez – who did notch 38 not out against the Maroon Warriors – have struggled for form in New Zealand. Captain Luus hailed Du Preez’s resilient innings at Basin Reserve but admits there’s more to be done if her team want to soar to their maiden World Cup trophy. The 26-year-old, who is her team’s second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, said: “There’s still a lot of batters who would be happy to get runs. “Lizelle Lee at the top, and our No.3 spot as well. Our bowling keeps hitting their strides, and we pride ourselves on our fielding – so we would like to improve on (batting). The way Mignon batted – she has been shy of runs in the competition and she needed that for her confidence. “Everybody’s extremely excited and happy to be in the semis. With the rain today, it wasn’t ideal sitting around and waiting – it was not the best of starts but we still have to take the positives out of today. “We are pretty pumped to be getting into that final – it has been a dream for us for so long, but we still need to get through the semi-finals. Needing to play England or India will be a tough game regardless and we need to get through that. South Africa will play their final group game against India on March 27. For the Women in Blue, it will be a must-win match as it will decide their fate in the tournament. If South Africa beat India, then India would be out of the tournament. But if India beat South Africa or the match gets abandoned, then India will secure their semi-final berth. “We will take it game by game – we would keep with our momentum and a win on Sunday (against India) will help with that.”