South Africa coach Rob Walter admitted that his crew wasn’t on top of things of their shock 38-run defeat by the hands of the Netherlands within the World Cup 2023 contest on October 17 on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
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After opting to discipline first, the Proteas have been on prime of the Dutch crew, having diminished their opponents to 82 for 5 in 20.5 overs. But from there on, South Africa misplaced their method as Scott Edwards and Co. clawed their method again.
Walter stated that it was within the second-half of the Netherlands’ innings that the Proteas misplaced their method.
“I guess that’s why we love sport. Four days ago, we played outstandingly well, and then today, not well. So yeah, you can pick apart results like that. Just ultimately, we weren’t good enough, specifically at the back end of the innings. And then at the start with the bat, and we put us on the back foot,” Walter stated within the post-match press convention.
After being requested to chase down a difficult goal of 246 in 43 overs, Temba Bavuma’s South Africa have been bowled out for 207 in 42.5 overs.
“As I said before the World Cup started, I don’t think there are any weak teams in this tournament. And if you’re not switched on and you don’t win the key moments in the game, you find yourself on the wrong side of the result. We learned that today,” he acknowledged.
Walter stated that South Africa will return to the drafting board earlier than dealing with England of their subsequent group sport on October 21 on the Wankhede Stadium.
“Look, I mean, obviously we’ll sit and do a proper dissection of the game, but for me, it’s really what do you take from this game that makes you better next game? And that’s ultimately the question we ask ourselves after every game,” Walter added.
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Published On:
Oct 18, 2023
