“From 112 For 6, Shouldn’t Have…”: South Africa Skipper Temba Bavuma’s Honest Admission On Netherlands Defeat

Following his facet’s 38-run loss to Netherlands of their ICC Cricket World Cup match on Tuesday, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma stated that his facet ought to haven’t allowed the Dutch to go previous 200 runs they usually may have managed further runs higher. A 3-wicket haul by Logan van Beek, a half-century by skipper Scott Edwards and an all-round present by Roelof van der Merwe helped the Netherlands beat South Africa, two days after Afghanistan brought on an upset by defeating England. South Africa misplaced the match by 38 runs. They gave away 32 runs by extras throughout Netherlands innings, which proved to be a distinction.

“From 112 for 6, shouldn’t have allowed them to go past 200. We dropped the ball there but were still confident with the chase. But they were able to extract some deficiencies in our batting. We were clinical against Australia. We could have controlled the extras. The fielding was not up to the standard. It is not the same standard we had against Australia. We need to have some conversations with the boys. You have to let the emotion seep in. It will hurt. Our campaign is not over by any stretch of imagination. That was a proper display from them. They put us under pressure throughout. Good luck to them,” stated Bavuma in a post-match presentation.

Coming to the match, South Africa put Netherlands to bat first, decreasing them to 112/6. But knocks from Edwards and his quickfire partnerships with Roelef van der Merwe (29 in 19 balls with three fours and a six) and Aryan Dutt (23 in 9 balls with three sixes) helped Netherlands attain a complete of 245/8 in 43 overs. The match was minimize to 43 overs per facet as a consequence of rain.

Marco Jansen (2/28), Kagiso Rabada (2/56) and Lungi Ngidi (2/56) have been the principle strikers in South African bowling. Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj acquired a wicket every.

In the chase of 246, Proteas misplaced wickets at common intervals. Despite preventing knocks from David Miller (43 in 52 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six), Keshav Maharaj (40 in 37 balls with 5 fours and a six), Heinrich Klaasen (28) and Gerald Coetzee (22) within the center/decrease order, SA was bundled out for 207 in 42.5 overs.

Logan Van Beek (3/60) was the decide of the bowlers for the Netherlands. Roelef van der Merwe, Bas De Leede and Paul Van Meekeran additionally took two wickets. Colin Ackermann acquired one wicket.

South Africa is now within the third spot with two wins and a loss and 4 factors. The Netherlands are ninth with a win, and two losses.

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