Team India registered a stunning comeback win against South Africa on Thursday, to level the T20I series 1-1, riding on skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s fourth century in the format. With a mammoth 202 to chase, Kuldeep Yadav then wreaked havoc with his 17/5, to bundle out the Proteas for unimpressive 95. Their skipper Aiden Markram failed too, scoring only 25 from 14.
But despite a poor showing by the batsmen, Markram felt that South Africa could have chased down the total. “Was not too unhappy with chasing 200. Felt we could have chased it down. It was chaseable. It was slightly on the lower side.
“When we were fielding, it seemed batters could hit it everywhere. Would have been nice to do better. There are some positives that we can take forward. A couple of good things and a couple of things we can work on,” said Markram in a post-match presentation.
On the other hand, the Indian skipper, Suryakumar was visibly chuffed by the way batsmen and bowlers contributed. “The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He(Kuldeep) is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self-gift on his birthday,” he said.
India vs South Africa, How it Happened
After opting to bowl first on a flat Johannesburg wicket, South Africa only invited trouble. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a quickfire 60 from 41, while Suryakumar ensured with his ton, that India crossed 200. As far as India’s bowling is concerned, spinners ruled the roost. Apart from Kuldeep’s fifer, Ravindra Jadeja also returned with figures of 2/25.
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