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India vs South Africa T20 World Cup: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has reiterated his team's commitment to their aggressive cricketing style, despite suffering a massive 76-run loss to South Africa in the Super 8 of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
India's aggressive batting approach, once their strength, was starkly exposed against South Africa, as they crumbled under pressure, losing by 76 runs in their T20 World Cup opener.
Suryakumar acknowledged that South Africa's dominance between overs 7-15 was countered by a strong bowling performance.
“I feel we were always in the game when we started. I think we bowled really well in the beginning, 21 for 3, and the way they batted after that, from 7 to 15, I think they batted really well, and then we came back again in the game later on. Overall, if we see, we bowled really well, but we could have batted a little better. My thing is sometimes you’ve got to think, if you’re chasing 180-185, you can’t win the game in the power play, but you might lose the game in the power play,” Suryakumar said in a post-match presentation.
Talking about how the side will regroup for the crucial clash against Zimbabwe, Surya said, “Hopefully bat well, bowl well and field well. That’s it. We’ll try and keep it simple, play the same brand of cricket which we want to play, and nothing changes. I think we’ll come back strong.”
Jasprit Bumrah's stellar bowling (3/15 in 4 overs) was outweighed by India's batting collapse, as they were restricted to 111 in 18.5 overs, falling short of the 188 target.
“I think everyone knows their combination (Bumrah-Arshdeep) has been very lethal. Both of them have played together. If you see today also, both of them bowled eight overs, picked around five wickets and gave around 45-50 runs. If I’m not wrong, I’m not good with numbers. But they bowled really well in partnership, and that’s what we want from them. Both are experienced, and it’s good to have both of them in our side,” the India captain said.