South Africa’s stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj has hailed his team’s efforts after they crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the third and final T20I to clinch the T20I series 3-0 on Tuesday (September 14).
He further said it’s been a good preparation building up to the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 for South Africa, as they have won three T20I series away in a row, but feels the bowlers can look to strive for better performance in the powerplay after winning series in Sri Lanka.
South Africa has recently won the T20I series against the West Indies and Ireland with a margin of 3-0 before whitewashing Sri Lanka after being thrashed in the ODI series.
Maharaj said at the post-match presentation: “Full credit to the boys, they played really well after losing the ODIs. Good preparation building up to the World Cup. I think from a bowling front, we can look to strive for better performance in the powerplay. In the batting, it is about putting partnerships, and having one batsman batting through always helps.”
He signed off by saying, “Obviously the bubble life has its challenges. But we look to each other for support and build a team ethos. We have to find a way to get through it together and that shows in our performances. We can get better in the field and we need to brush up on it.”
Noteworthy, South Africa will kickstart its T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against Australia on October 24 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in the UAE.
(With ANI Inputs)
