It's a bitter pill to swallow: Mark Boucher on South Africa's exit from T20 World Cup

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher says missing out on the semifinals of the T20 World Cup due to an inferior net run rate was a bitter pill to swallow. South Africa emerged as a strong contender to

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher says missing out on the semifinals of the T20 World Cup due to an inferior net run rate was a bitter pill to swallow.

South Africa emerged as a strong contender to qualify for the semifinals as the tournament progressed but despite winning four of their five matches, the Proteas failed to make the top four.

In their final group game they defeated Eoin Morgan and Co. by 10 runs which was not enough to seal a top four spot as England and Australia, who also had eight points each, had a better net run rate than the Proteas.