Dylan Bettencourt
Njengoba bebhekene nezinqinamba ama-Proteas ahlabeke umxhwele esitatimendeni sawo sokuhlula i-Sri Lanka ngoMgqibelo, futhi asememezele isifiso sawo sokuphakamisa iNdebe Yomhlaba ye-T20 okokuqala ngqa.
Ukunqoba iqembu eliqinile lase-Sri Lanka kwenze iNingizimu Afrika yanyukela endaweni yesibili eqoqweni layo njengoba kusasele imidlalo emibili kuphela.
Umphosi webhola u-Tabraiz Shamsi ubegcwele ukuzithemba ngemuva kokuba abe ngumdlali odlale kahle emdlalweni, ngokuthatha amawikhethi amathathu ngendlela encomekayo.
“Silapha ukuzozama ukunqobela izwe iNdebe yoMhlaba futhi ngingathanda ukufaka isandla ngakho konke enginakho kuyo yonke imidlalo. KuneNdebe yoMhlaba okumele iwinwe, ngakho-ke umuntu angahlala kanjani engabi nawo umdlandla?” kusho uShamsi ngemuva komdlalo.
Iqembu laseNingizimu Afrika eliphosayo linqobe i-Sri Lanka lathola ama-runs ayi-142 kuphela endaweni evame ukushayelwa amaphuzu aphezulu, kodwa izimo zibukeke zintengantenga kuma-Proteas ngesikhathi abashayayo abathathu abahamba phambili bephumelela ukuthola ama-runs angama-40 kuphela phakathi kwabo.
Ukubambisana okungalindelekile kukaDavid Miller kanye noKagiso Rabada abashaye ama-runs angama-36 emabholeni angama-20 kuphele ngokusindisa iqembu laseNingizimu Afrika enhluphekweni yokuphuma komunye wemiqhudelwano omkhulu.
Ukaputeni uTemba Bavuma udlale umdlalo oncomekayo, wathola ama-runs angama-46 ngaphambi kokuthi akhishwe kwi-over ye-17.
Ngakho-ke, ama-Proteas ngeke akwazi ukumela ukuhlulwa kulo mqhudelwano uma ezodlulela kowandulela owamanqamu.
INingizimu Afrika izobhekana ne-Bangladesh kanye ne-England emidlalweni yayo emibili yokugcina esigabeni se-Super 12 futhi idinga ukunqoba kuyo yomibili le midlalo uma inethemba lokufika esigabeni sowandulela owamanqamu okwesithathu kuphela emlandweni wayo.
I-England kanye ne-Pakistan babukeka beyizintandokazi zokuncintisana kowamanqamu walo mqhudelwano, kodwa ama-Proteas azokwenza konke okusemandleni awo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi aphazamisa abadlali base-Oman nabase-United Arab.
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