Temba Bavuma heaped reward on quick bowler Sisanda Magala, who gained the Player of the Match award after South Africa beat England by 27 runs within the first ODI of the sequence.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 28, 2023 08:17 IST
ENG haven’t seen a lot of him: Bavuma lauds Magala for game-changing spell in 1st ODI. Courtesy: AP
By India Today Web Desk: Skipper Temba Bavuma was delighted with Sisanda Magala after the latter turned the Player of the Match following South Africa’s 27-run win over Jos Buttler’s England on Friday, January 27 on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
Magala gained the Player of the Match award after he completed with figures of 9-0-46-3. It was Magala who gave the Proteas their first breakthrough after Dawid Malan and Jason Roy placed on 146 runs for the opening wicket with England chasing 299 to win.
Bavuma additionally felt that the bowlers did a wonderful job after South Africa received a below-par rating after opting to bat first.
“The man of the match, that’s where the game changed for us, got us some momentum, the guys after him rode the momentum. After Quinny got out I thought it was a good wicket, wicket got slower, ball got soft. We felt a little below par but it was enough,” Bavuma said.
Bavuma also had words of praises for Anrich Nortje, who bowled with race pace and churned out four crucial wickets.
“Got to keep staying in the game, they played well, did it for longer periods than Quinny and myself. Magala was a threat, they haven’t seen much of him. But I was expecting one of our bowlers to do something special. Anrich showed his quality and raw pace. We’ll take the win, we need the points. The conversation will be, are we happy with how we went about our business?” he added.
On the again of the wonderful spells from Magala and Nortje, South Africa bowled England out for 271 in 44.2 overs and took a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence. Rassie van der Dussen additionally performed his half by scoring 111 runs with the assistance of six fours and a six.
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Jan 28, 2023
