South Africa batter David Miller, whose dismissal within the final over of the T20 World Cup closing turned the tide in India’s favor, has opened up for the primary time for the reason that loss.
Taking to his Instagram, Miller wrote, “I’m gutted!! Actually powerful tablet to swalllow after what transpired 2 days in the past. Phrases don’t clarify how I’m feeling. One factor I do know is how proud I’m of this unit.”
It was solely the primary time that South Africa males’s workforce had made it to a World Cup closing, however not the primary heartbreak time they’d suffered a loss within the knockout phases of a giant match. The Proteas have made it to seven ICC match semifinals earlier than. Miller himself was a part of the workforce that misplaced to Australia within the ODI World Cup semifinal final 12 months in India, in addition to the facet that was bested by New Zealand within the 2015 semifinal.
The swashbuckling batter nonetheless, believes that the present workforce can recover from the distress of their most up-to-date loss. “This journey was an unbelievable one, with highs and lows all through your entire month. Now we have endured ache, however I do know this workforce has the resilience and can maintain elevating the bar,” he wrote.
Chasing 177 within the closing, South Africa had been the favorites to win at one stage however the Indian bowlers made a comeback late within the sport to see the sport by way of.
Miller, who was batting at 21 within the final over, was caught at mid-off by Suryakumar Yadav – a surprising effort by the ropes to drag the ball again in time.
Talking to The Indian Categorical in a latest interview, Surya had opened up about what went by way of his head in these seconds. “My thoughts was clear that kaise bhi karke pakad he lena hai (come what might, should catch it). Rohit bhai often by no means stands at long-on however at that second he was there. So when the ball was coming, for a second I checked out him and he checked out me,” Surya mentioned.
For South Africa, it was their first and solely lack of the competitors, having bested Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Nepal, USA, England, West Indies, and Afghanistan en path to the ultimate.
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