Temba Bavuma brushes aside calls for change in batting approach after 3rd T20I defeat: Would be foolish
India Today
South Africa's batting crumbled under pressure in the third T20I against India, but skipper Temba Bavuma said it would be ''foolish'' to change their approach after just one loss in the five-match series.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has brushed aside calls for a change in his team's batting approach after the 48-run defeat in the third T20I, saying it would be ''foolish'' to change their approach after just one loss in the five-match series. South Africa's batting crumbled under pressure while chasing in the third T20I against India as the team slipped to their first loss on the tour.
"First two overs we always have a look and then we try to get some momentum going into the innings and set it up for our big power players,'' Bavuma said during the post-match press conference after his team suffered a crushing 48-run loss to India.
"I think their spinners put us under pressure and we were not able to absorb and put back the pressure as we did in the first two games. The conditions suited their spinners. Kudos to their spinners for exploiting the conditions to their favor," he said.
''They bowled quite well, their captain got their spinners early into the game, which I think made a big difference versus us. Our spinners came later on and that is a trick we missed out there on the field.
''With the batting, we were not able to get any partnership going, or any momentum going. In the first two games, we batted really well, but today it was an off day for the batters.''
The Indian side is missing big players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul but Bavuma said it doesn't make the hosts a weak team.
''I don't think it is a weak team, these are guys who performed exceedingly well in their domestic competition and IPL. These are quality players. For us, we knew we had to play well and that is what we have done in the first two games.
