http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers identifies the importance of rain hit games ahead of World T20 – Cricket News Update
Despite rain ruining their chances of winning the NatWest series, South African skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, insisting that it will help the players adapt to various situations in the upcoming World T20.
After winning the first T20I convincingly, the Proteas had to deal with persistent rain at Old Trafford and Edgbaston. This English summer has been marked by frequent delays and the Manchester clash had its fair share, with play reduced to nine-over a side.
The tourists compiled 77 for 5, courtesy unbeaten 47 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528.
The final match of the tour was another reduced 11-over affair, which went in favour of England, who rallied on the destructive capabilities of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733, to post 118. The Proteas remained well behind the asking rate and were eventually halted at 90 for 5, consequently settling for a share of the spoils.
Despite being frustrated by constant rain throughout the tour, de Villiers was keen to point out the significance of the shortened matches as his side heads to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, the venue of the mega-event which is currently witnessing its own fair share of rain due to the ongoing monsoon season.
"At this level you have to adapt no matter what situation you find yourself in," he said. "I hear there is quite a bit of rain around in Sri Lanka at the moment and we might get a few rain-delayed games and it might cost you the World Cup.
“We have played a couple now, one good, one not so good, so we can take some learning out of that. There's no room for error that's for sure. We've had a taste for it now and will be better prepared now."
The South Africans are in group C, alongside hosts Sri Lanka and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
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