Cricket South Africa (CSA) has shared within the disappointment of South Africans after the Proteas’ shocking loss to minnows the Netherlands at the Adelaide Oval in Australia on Sunday, which eradicated them from the T20 World Cup match.
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Chasing 159 to win, the Proteas completed on 145/8, a defeat which suggests they may miss the semi-finals.
The Proteas began their T20 World Cup marketing campaign on a stable footing, which boosted the staff’s confidence.
However, regardless of the Proteas’ efforts on the pitch with the Netherlands, the latter went away with the glory.
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Speaking on the staff’s early exit from the match, CSA Director of Cricket, Enoch Nkwe stated: “The reality is that the Team did not perform to expectations, which occasioned this disappointing outcome. It is our duty to regroup and rebuild based on our glaring shortcomings at the T20 World Cup.”
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CSA Chief Executive Officer, Pholetsi Moseki added: “The Proteas went to the ICC T20 World Cup with excessive hopes that they’d make it to the ultimate. CSA supported the staff on their marketing campaign and held excessive hopes that they may carry via. It is unlucky that they didn’t make it as we had all hoped. However, it’s incumbent to help them into the long run.
“It is evidently hard for all of us to be faced with this disappointment. However, our focus should be rebuilding the team for future success. Lessons learnt from this experience will be inculcated into strategies to redeem from the weaknesses and build a formidable attack in future.”
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