Temba Bavuma says the Proteas Test team will need to switch their focus soon, facing a relatively quick turnaround before hosting Pakistan.
The South African team have climbed to the top of the ICC Test Championship standings.Though he admitted they hadn’t yet looked ahead to their upcoming Test series against Pakistan, Proteas captain Temba Bavuma acknowledged his team would need to switch their focus soon, facing a relatively quick turnaround after their dominant victory over Sri Lanka.
It was a solid all-round effort by the hosts at St George’s Park, with spin bowler Keshav Maharaj and seamer Dane Paterson each taking seven wickets in the match, while Ryan Rickelton and Kyle Verreynne both scored centuries in the Proteas’ first innings. “This Test for a lot of the guys was a proper test,” said Bavuma, who was named Player of the Series .“It’s rare that you get to play all five days, and it’s rare that the game swings both sides, so we must give credit to Sri Lanka for the way they went about their business.
However, Bavuma said they wanted to take some time to soak in their victory over Sri Lanka before focussing on the series against Pakistan starting in Centurion on 26 December.
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