When asked if the powerplay was their undoing, South Africa’s captain, Temba Bavuma, brought levity to the post-match press conference. Bavuma shot back with a sharp jab, saying that it was in fact Rohit’s spectacular opening and Iyer and Kohli’s imposing partnership that took control away from them. He continued by elaborating on the ways in which these elements affected their loss. South Africa failed to match the fearsome combination of Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja, who set a lofty 326-run total for India.
India defeated South Africa for a meager 83 runs because to Jadeja’s outstanding five-wicket haul, and the hosts triumphed decisively in Kolkata by 243 runs. In just 10 overs, Rohit achieved a spectacular century off just 24 balls, smashing India into the 90s on a sluggish and difficult pitch. A lighter touch was added to the issue by Bavuma’s humorous response to this feat.
Presenter: Was it the first 10 overs that hurt you the most?
Temba Bavuma: With the bat or the ball?
Presenter: With the ball.
“It was challenging during the first ten overs with the ball.” In the first 10 overs, they scored 90. After then, we had success. reduced the run-rate. Taking wickets was the biggest issue, and India constructed large stands. Sort of set up by Sharma. Iyer and Kohli made a solid combination. The main thing to learn is the conditions. We anticipated that wicket would decline, but we weren’t able to adjust adequately, said to Bavuma.
India stops South Africa’s winning streak to continue their winning ways.
On a difficult Kolkata wicket, captain Rohit elected to bat and got things going quickly. The visitors, however, rallied and quickly took two wickets. India was able to set a challenging target of 327 runs after Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer formed an important partnership at the third wicket.
With his undefeated 49th century, Kohli tied Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI century record in the process. Iyer also made a significant contribution with a good 77 off 87 balls. South Africa gave up when they faced India’s bowling power, especially while facing Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja. Prior to deciding on their semifinal opponent, South Africa still needs to win their pivotal league-stage encounter against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad on November 10.