The cricket facet sacrificed some sleep on the weekend to look at their compatriots safe an exciting win.
Aiming to maintain their momentum going, Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the nationwide cricket group have been impressed by the Springboks’ newest efficiency.
While the Boks have been edging out hosts France of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, the Proteas have been immersed in preparations for his or her third match of the Cricket World Cup going down in India on Tuesday.
The cricket facet nonetheless sacrificed some sleep on the weekend to look at their compatriots safe an exciting 29-28 win.
“I’m still trying to wake up from the late night,” Bavuma stated on Monday.
“It was an unimaginable game – inspirational the best way the blokes went about their enterprise.
“I think the intensity that the game was played at from the first minute till the last, I think that’s one thing that the guys kept speaking about.”
Netherlands conflict
Unbeaten after two matches on the cricket showpiece, the Proteas will face the Netherlands in Dharamshala of their third game (beginning at 10.30am on Tuesday).
Despite dropping to the unfancied minnows on the T20 World Cup final yr, Bavuma stated the SA squad have been assured they may achieve additional momentum by securing one other two factors within the spherical robin stage of the match.
“I think we just keep doing what we’re doing. We’ll take it game by game, as I always say,” the skipper stated.
“Every game will present different opportunities, different challenges. It’s for us to man up to whatever those challenges are… and I think the important thing is that we keep getting better and better and use that momentum.”
‘No complacency’
Bavuma insisted they weren’t underestimating their opponents, regardless of the Proteas’ spectacular kind, with Afghanistan’s shock victory over England on the weekend once more reinforcing the concept any group can win on their day.
“We’ll give them (Netherlands) the respect they deserve. We know that their side will prepare with proper attention to detail and they’ll cover their bases,” he stated.
“So we’ve received to ensure that we do the identical factor, ensure that we pitch up. There’s no expectation that issues are simply going to occur our method.
“Most importantly, we just keep backing what we are doing, so there’s no complacency or taking the game for granted.”
