Proteas coach Mark Boucher has pointed out that losing top order T20 batter Aiden Markram for the 2-2 drawn five-match series against India was a major blow for the team.
SA were forced to play without on-form Markram, who is the third ranked batter on the ICC T20 rankings, after he tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in India and had to undergo mandatory quarantine.
The fifth and deciding match in Bengaluru was abandoned due to rain on Sunday as the teams shared the honours with Boucher saying the South Africans took a number of lessons from the series. “It put us under a bit of pressure because we wanted to play six batters, with Aiden being our sixth bowling option but we couldn’t do that. You come to India on the back of an IPL with a lot of their players in good form having played a lot of cricket in these conditions but I’ll take 2-2.”
“We didn't play our best cricket, it was tough on the IPL players who have stayed throughout the whole tournament and had to come to India on a back-to-back tour.
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