India skipper KL Rahul blamed the lack of wickets in the middle overs and below-par show by the middle-order batters for the team바카라s 31-run defeat against South Africa in the ODI series-opener in Paarl on Wednesday. (More Cricket News)
Resolute batting from home skipper Temba Bavuma (110) and Rassie van der Dussen (129 not out) took South Africa to a match-winning 296 for 4 as Indian bowlers struggled to take wickets.
바카라It was a nice game. There바카라s so much to learn. We started off really well, we couldn바카라t get wickets in the middle. We바카라ll look to see how we get wickets in the middle overs and stop the opposition,바카라 Rahul said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
When India chased, Rahul himself, Rishabh Pant (16), Shreyas Iyer (17) and Venkatesh Iyer (2) could not contribute much. 바카라The middle-order couldn't get going. We were on par for the first 20-25 overs of the game. I thought we would chase it down easily but SA bowled really well and got crucial wickets,바카라 said Rahul.
Asked to comment on the wicket, the India captain said, 바카라I didn바카라t bat after the 20th over, I don바카라t know if it changed drastically. Virat and Shikhar told that it was a good wicket to bat on, you just had to spend some time in the middle, unfortunately, we couldn바카라t get the partnership going.바카라
바카라They (South Africa) did really well, they put pressure on the bowlers and we couldn't get those wickets in the middle. 290+ was 20 runs extra, but we just needed more partnerships in the middle.바카라
Rahul also said that they haven't played one-day cricket for a while but they have the 2023 World Cup in mind. 바카라We want to get the best XI on the park. We'll make mistakes but we'll learn from them,바카라 he said in reference to the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Bavuma said they played 바카라close to a perfect game.바카라 바카라That's quite hard in 50-over cricket. We can take a lot of confidence. I struggled throughout the innings, Rassie seemed like batting on another wicket. That partnership was the decider,바카라 he said.
Talking more about his partnership with van der Dussen, he said, 바카라I tried to partner him as much as I could.바카라 He was also all praise for pacer Marco Jansen, who did not take a wicket but impressed.
바카라Another good debut for him (Jansen), we feel he can take wickets with the new ball. He's growing from strength to strength and it's nice to see. Aiden is always an option with the ball, especially with the new ball. He's been doing a fantastic job.바카라
