Proteas coach Mark Boucher has admitted he is struggling to come to terms with the team's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.
The South Africans beat in-form England by 10 runs in Sharjah on Saturday night in a dramatic match that saw batter Rassie van der Dussen score an unbeaten 94 and bowler Kagiso Rabada claiming a rare World Cup hat-trick.
“I think we played some good cricket throughout the campaign because there was a lot of pressure after the first game. We put in a lot of hard work at training, our chats were good, and I think we beat the in-form side in white ball cricket ... on Saturday night. Asked where they could have done better, Boucher pointed to the loss to Australia in the first match and not having put Bangladesh to the sword.
“We lost three wickets, three wickets on a wicket that was going all over the show; unfortunately ifs and buts don’t count now.”
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