Proteas captain Temba Bavuma had all the great issues to say about his crew’s efficiency towards Australia at Ekana Stadium on Thursday.
The Proteas destroyed the Aussies on Thursday, thrashing them by 134 runs for his or her second win of the match.
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This after Australia received the toss and elected to bowl first however their fielding was terrible because the Proteas posted 311 runs in 50 overs.
Australia knew they’d a mountain to climb as they wanted 312 to win – however the Proteas bowlers and fielders had been simply too good.
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The Proteas bowlers introduced of their A-game as they mixed to bowl the Aussies out for 177 in simply 40.5 overs.
Now, talking after the match, Bavuma dubbed this a ‘near-perfect’ game for the Proteas whereas additionally admitting that it will be grasping of him to say they might have performed higher on the day.
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Bavuma additional paid particular tribute to each Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada for his or her high performances towards Australia.
BAVUMA LAUDS PROTEAS’ NEAR-PERFECT GAME VS AUSSIES
“311 was a little bit over-par… 290-300 was par. I am glad to lose to the toss as things worked out in our favour. We were going bowl first had we won the toss. I was scratching around. So, Quinton needs to be credited a lot. I’d be really greedy if I said there were areas to improve. It was a near-perfect game with the bat, and with the ball, and looking at all the phases, the guys dominated and showed their skills,” Bavuma mentioned within the post-match.
“You’ve got to acknowledge the batting effort, being over-par, and we were clinical with the new ball, then KG followed up with intensity, then the spinners. Character is the biggest thing we talk about, and we showed it today. Let’s enjoy the individual performances then come back and find ways to get better and better as a team,” added Bavuma.
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