http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers gives full credit to the English bowlers – Cricket News
Disappointed after losing the first semi-final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, the South African skipper, said that the toss did not play any major role in the outcome of the match
and admitted that the Proteas were not good enough on the day.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 and company bowled out of their skins and bowled the opposition out for just 175 runs in the 39th over of the innings. Some cricket
analysts believe that the hosts took advantage of the early moisture in the pitch and toss played a huge role in the downfall of the South African batsmen.
The wicketkeeper/batsman however, does not agree to that and gave the credit to the English bowlers for not giving anything away.
"The toss wasn't that important," De Villiers said. "It didn't really do that much but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 got their plans spot on. Under pressure from the word go, we just weren't good enough.”
At one stage of the game, South Africa had lost eight wickets for merely 80 runs on the board. However, David Miller and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RK-Kleinveldt-c2334 accumulated 95 runs for the 9th wicket partnership. The South African skipper is
delighted with the fighting spirit of the duo as they restored some pride for their side.
While commenting on the team selection, De Villiers mentioned that leaving out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Harold-King-c63858 Nation in Test cricket over the last couple
of years.
He expressed, "It was the hardest team selection I've had. Alviro would have been great in the team but we backed Hashim and Colin. I'm especially proud of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Lawson-Miller-c53037 and Rory, they kept fighting to the end and that's what I
expect from our guys.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 getting injured during the event.
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