'Chaos At The Moment...' - Temba Bavuma After SA's Nail-Biting Win Over PAK

image-lo9g7n76Scenes After PAK vs SA (AP Photos)

Chaos is how South African skipper Temba Bavuma has described the best match of the World Cup 2023 between his side and Pakistan that took place in Chennai and kept the whole cricketing fraternity on its feet as a one-wicket victory saw the Proteas home. Bavuma, during the post-match presentation, explained what went on behind the scenes.

"It is chaos at the moment. The guys are enjoying the moment. The guys are picking up Shamsi. Chaos at the moment. Nail-biting finish, if you are a South African fan, you will be happy,"

The skipper, talking about his side's chasing ability, accepted that they are not doing well, unlike batting first, where they follow a specific blueprint. He said that those tough conversations need to happen if they were to correct it going forward.

"Pressure with us chasing, we haven't done well to rectify that. It will be easier to have those conversations especially after the win. You need to have the guys in the best situations and truly speak out as to what they were thinking. Hard to say now but those conversations will happen,"

Speaking further, Bavuma gave an update on their premier pacer, Kagiso Rabada, who did not feature in the game owing to an injury. He mentioned that Kagiso is fine but was withdrawn from the game to keep him fit for the upcoming games.

"KG (Rabada) is good, it was more precautionary, he is experiencing lower back issues and a couple of days rest before New Zealand and he will be in contention,"

In the end, Bavuma funnily spoke about Tabraiz Shamsi, who played the final few deliveries and survived, to which he quipped that the spinner would keep talking about his batting on social media for the next few days.

"Ecstatic for Shamsi, started with the ball, came in when conditions were helpful and then with the bat. We have seen Shamsi gloating on social media about his batting. It won't stop for the next two weeks but it's nice for a senior guy like Shamsi to come out with the bat like that."

After this crucial victory, South Africa would next face New Zealand on 1st November in Pune in the hope of retaining the top spot on the table.