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India skipper KL Rahul, beforehand right, with teammates. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: India skipper KL Rahul admitted his squad “needed to beryllium sharper” successful important phases but firmly pointed to the flip and dense dew arsenic the biggest factors successful India's four-wicket decision to South Africa successful the 2nd ODI successful Raipur connected Tuesday.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Despite piling up a monolithic 358/5 connected the backmost of majestic hundreds from Virat Kohli (102 disconnected 93) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (105 disconnected 83), India were stunned arsenic South Africa chased down the people successful 49.2 overs, finishing with 362/6 — their highest palmy tally pursuit successful ODIs connected Indian soil.
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Rahul, who mislaid the flip for the 2nd lucifer successful a row, did not fell his frustration.“Toss plays a large relation truthful I'm kicking myself,” helium said with a rueful grin aft the match.
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Explaining wherefore defending adjacent 358 became a nightmare, helium added, “There's truthful overmuch dew and it's truthful hard to vessel successful the 2nd innings. Not truly a pugnacious 1 to swallow erstwhile you cognize however hard it is.”While acknowledging the relation of conditions, the Indian skipper stressed that the squad indispensable accommodate amended going forward.“I cognize that 350 looks good, but we person been talking successful the dressing country astir however we tin get the other 20-25 runs to springiness bowlers a cushion with a bedewed ball,” Rahul said.
He was afloat of praise for his century-makers, particularly Gaikwad, who registered his maiden ODI ton.“It was beauteous watching Rutu bat, the mode helium picked up the tempo aft his fifty. Virat, we've seen bash it 53 times, helium conscionable goes astir doing his job.”South Africa's pursuit was powered by
Aiden Markram
(110), with beardown enactment from
Matthew Breetzke
(68) and Dewald Brevis (54). Their objective effort thrilled skipper
Temba Bavuma
, who hailed the grounds chase.“Unbelievable game, grounds chase… it shows however good we person to play against this Indian side,” Bavuma said, adding that the determination to nonstop Brevis aboriginal was a tactical masterstroke.He besides credited interior contention for their improved performance.“There's precocious contention for places; performances similar these bash bully for our confidence.”
