Indian bowlers did not give us any chance, said Aiden Markram after defeat
Ranchi. South African middle-order batsman Aiden Markram is disappointed that he could not stay at the crease in the second ODI against India but says the Indian bowlers did not give him any chance during this period. Markram (79) and Reeza Hendrix (74) put on a 129-run stand for the third wicket but South Africa lost four wickets in 63 runs in the final over, leaving the team at 278 for seven in the end.
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India chased down the target easily and registered a seven-wicket win. After India leveled the three-match series, Markram said, “The Indians bowled very well. He didn’t give us any chance by bowling a loose ball. Whenever we batted in the flow, the fielding team would suddenly turn the momentum towards itself. I too got out at the same point of the innings. With this, we were able to score 15 to 20 runs less.
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He said, “I wanted to stay at the crease so that I could take advantage of the last five overs. I think we missed it.” It has not been easy for David Miller, who has performed well in this tour so far, to score runs in the death overs. Markram said, “David Miller is in excellent form in his career at the moment and he was also struggling. It shows two things first he bowled very well and second the conditions were really tough.Later, however, the dew made an impact.
India registered a win in 45.5 overs with the help of a 161-run stand between Shreyas Iyer (113 not out) and Ishan Kishan (93). Markram said, “Ishaan and Shreyas played excellent innings. Credit goes to him for putting up such a great partnership and taking his team to the target with ease.” Asked about skipper Temba Bavuma not playing, Markram said, “He was feeling a little unwell and we are going to T20. Don’t want to take any risk before the World Cup. We definitely missed them. He is our captain.
