Credit to them (India) in those first 15-20 overs.
India should be given great credit for sticking to their bowling plans, maintaining the pressure and not giving away any cheap runs. It surely must have made South Africa go on the back foot.
After that it was just about how soon India could topple South Africa's below par total. "It was a good toss to win as chasing has been relatively easier". During the post match presentation, Bumrah said that he was taken by surprise by the nature of the wickets in England and therefore, he took time to adapt. "Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the spinners also chipped in when it mattered", Harbhajan wrote in his column for the ICC's official website.
A dependable performance from Bumrah will be essential to India's chances against Bangladesh on Thursday (June 9).
"Shikhar Dhawan just keeps getting better with every outing in this tournament".
"And the next game, like it was a totally different team effort".
De Villiers, South Africa's one-day worldwide captain, will skipper the Proteas in three T20s against England in Southampton, Taunton and Cardiff starting on July 21. Kohli's intent has always been so positive.
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Any drop in intensity and thinking that they will just turn up and win the game, would be foolhardy and could backfire, like it happened against Sri Lanka in their second league match.
South Africa's approach and intent wasn't positive and that essentially played a very crucial role in the way it lost. "We just didn't play well", he said.
Prince, who had a good enough global career with South Africa also blamed the attitude of the players after the loss. He is also known for his powerful hitting with the bat down the order. I don't think it was just today.
When de Villiers was asked about the seemingly suicidal run, he took a more philosophical view on the subject, saying that he simply responded to du Plessis' call.
South Africa, the world's No. 1 ODI side, once again failed to lift themselves on a big day. I thought it had shed the choker tag, but I was clearly wrong. Following previous scores of 4 and his first golden duck in ODIs, he leaves England with an average of 6.6, his worst in a tournament with a minimum of three matches.
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