Since the South African captain won the toss and decided to bat, I thought the team would play well in the first innings. But the South African team lost 4 wickets to collect only 57 runs. I was not at all prepared to witness such a batting disaster. The batsmen needed to bat more responsibly in this match.
Kyle Verreynne and David Bedingham are now at the crease. Both are batting very carefully at the moment. South Africa managed to collect 78 runs losing 4 wickets. If this pair does not play well then South Africa will probably lose all the wickets before collecting 200 runs. Bedingham remained unbeaten on 28 off 51 balls. I would like to see a big innings from Bedingham today.
South Africa's batting makes me smile. I haven't seen such awful batting from South African players in a long time. South Africa has an experienced squad. Even in the first match South African batsmen managed to bat very well. I don't know why the South African batsmen batted so strangely today. None of the batsmen in the squad can bat well.
The South African team lost 8 wickets to collect only 93 runs. But Kyle Verreynne is still batting. He is an experienced batsman. Even then, collecting 120+ is very difficult for South Africa at the moment. We all thought we would see South Africa win. But it does not seem possible for South Africa to win this match.
The pairing of Verreynne and Bedingham did not last long. South Africa lost 9 wickets before collecting 100 runs. Every batsman in the South African squad played very badly. Dortmund lost wickets so quickly because the top order players did not bat responsibly. Even then, the South African team managed to collect 160 runs till the end. The way South Africa batted, 160 runs is not a bad collection for them. Dane Piedt scored 38 runs for South Africa. Dane Piedt was unbeaten with 38 runs.
South Africa lost wickets very quickly due to Shamar Joseph's brilliant bowling. Shamar Joseph bowled 14 overs and conceded only 33 runs and took 5 wickets. Jayden Seales also picked up three wickets. If the South African bowlers bowl well, the match will become enjoyable.