Keshav Maharaj was relieved to wrap up a nail-biting victory for the Proteas in their T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh.
Spin bowler Keshav Maharaj celebrates a wicket for the Proteas during their T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh. Picture: Alex Davidson/ICC/Getty Imageswas relieved to deliver a superb final over on Monday night, wrapping up a nail-biting four-run victory for the Proteas in their
Maharaj knew by the 16th over that he would deliver the last six balls, and he was on the edge of his seat while fielding, but by the time Markram gave him the ball, he was ready to go.“I was actually more nervous in the penultimate over, going through the processes and plans, but I was quite calm and clear in the last over,” said Maharaj, who took 3/27 from his four overs.left for Saint Vincent yesterday where they were set to meet lowly-ranked Nepal in their last Group D match on Saturday.
And though they were preparing to play on different wickets in Saint Vincent, he hoped for much of the same in terms of conditions, preventing batters from running away with matches and creating more excitement for spectators. “We’re so used to seeing batters scoring 200, and now it’s the bowler’s skill against the batter’s skill, so I think it’s good and it will continue.
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