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Rohit said – we did not play well, the situation is not an excuse

Conditions were extremely difficult to bat in Perth but India captain Rohit Sharma said it could not be used as an excuse for Sunday’s T20 World Cup defeat at the hands of South Africa. Suryakumar Yadav played a fine innings of 68 runs off 40 balls but the South African fast bowlers exposed the weakness of the Indians on the fast and bouncy pitch and won the low-scoring match.

Aiden Markram and David Miller scored half-centuries for him. Rohit said after the match, “We knew that the pitch would help the fast bowlers, so even achieving the target of 130 was not easy. I think we gave them a tough fight till the end but South Africa played well in the end. Miller and Markram played up a match-winning partnership.

Our fielding was also not good. We have been playing in such conditions so conditions are not an excuse. We want to maintain consistency in every department.” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma admitted that barring him, other batsmen in the team have been in good form. “Except for me, the rest of our batsmen are in good form. Our batsmen have won matches with collective effort. Performing well under pressure conditions will boost the morale of our players.

Bavuma said, “We had seen the matches played here and decided on the length. We benefited from the uneven bounce. We were able to execute our strategy.” Lungi Ngidi took four wickets for 29 runs and was adjudged man of the match. He said that he will continue to enjoy his performance for a long time. Ngidi said, “It was my biggest dream to get such an award in the World Cup and help my country win matches. I will enjoy this performance for a long time.

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