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South African captain Temba Bavuma has expressed happiness over the victory by 4 wickets in the second ODI match against India. Describing this match as unbelievable, he admitted that it is difficult to play against the Indian team.
India scored 358 runs losing 5 wickets in this match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. For the Indian team, Virat Kohli scored 102 runs, while Rituraj Gaikwad played an inning of 105 runs. Apart from these, captain KL Rahul scored unbeaten 66 runs.
In response, the South African team won in 49.2 overs. For this team, opener Aiden Markram scored 110 runs, while Matthew Britzke played an inning of 68 runs. Apart from these, Devald Brevis added 54 runs to the team’s account.
After the 1-1 draw in the series, South African captain Temba Bavuma said, “I am happy to win the match. Before this match, we were thinking about how we can be better with the ball. With the bat, we had to move forward and play well. The partnership with Aiden and Britzke was excellent. Bosch finished the match showing a lot of maturity.”
He said, “This match was unbelievable. I think it was a record chase. It showed how difficult it is to play against this Indian team. I came to the crease with Aiden, he was hitting the ball and I was trying to form a partnership with him. We can gain confidence from this. Make it an exciting series.”
When the captain was asked whether this is South Africa’s best playing XI, Bavuma replied, “These are definitely your best players. There is a high level of competition among the players. Same is the case for the bowlers too. Such performances make us better.”RSG