Temba Bavuma Feels Indians Are Formidable But Not Unbeatable

It was a stunning show from the Indian National Cricket team on the other day at Mohali. They outsmarted the South African side with ease in every department of the game. Meanwhile, number 3 batsman of the visitors Temba Bavuma feels that the Indian team is formidable but not an unbeatable team.

After losing the toss, South Africa posted 149/5 in 20 overs.  Skipper Quinton de Kock top-scored with a 37-ball 52, while Temba Bavuma made 49. For India, Deepak Chahar scalped two wickets giving away 22 runs from his four overs. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saini took one wicket each for the hosts.

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Virat Kohli scored a brilliant half-century as India won the match by seven wickets. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were off to a flying start before Andile Phehlukwayo dismissed Rohit for 12. David Miller pulled off a stunner to dismiss Shikhar Dhawan for 40 off the bowling of Tabrez Shamsi and Bjorn Fortuin dismissed Rishabh Pant.

I am not a selfish person – Temba Bavuma

Speaking of the loss, Temba Bavuma quoted that he is one of the culprits behind the loss, as he never got the momentum to help his reach a big tally on the board. He also blamed big hitters in the team, whose failure made South Africa is restricted to 49 instead of touching 180 runs on the board.

“They are a formidable team but I do not think they are unbeatable side,” South Africa batsman Bavuma said in the post-match press conference. ‘I do not see myself as a selfish person. I try and always put the team ahead of all personal ambitions. It is always about the team,” he said.

“At the half-way stage, I was thinking 180 at least and that would have been a very competitive score. I think we were just not able to get going and I am also to be blamed as I was not really able to get the momentum and all the other big hitters,” Bavuma said.

Well, Temba Bavuma showed that he got the guts to tack;e the bowlers on the International stage. However, his young side couldn’t quite live up to the expectations. The final T20I will be played on Sunday in Bengaluru, which is a home ground for Virat Kohli in IPL. With short boundaries, one can expect a run-feast.

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