Aiden Markram hared the team's inspiration drawn from the recent success of their compatriots, the Springboks, in the Rugby World Cup.
Aiden Markram says South Africa’s cricketers are taking “inspiration” from the Springboks’ run to theJust hours after South Africa thrashed England by a mammoth 229 runs in a Cricket World Cup pool match in Mumbai on Saturday, their reigning rugby union world champion compatriots edged England 16-15 in a tense semi-final in Paris.The Springboks will now face arch-rivals and fellow three-time world champions New Zealand in the final this Saturday.
As well as the colossal margin of victory, South Africa’s match against England was also notable for the oppressive conditions, with Proteas century-maker Heinrich Klaasen saying temperatures of up to 36 degrees made it feel as if he was “batting in a sauna”.“I do certainly think our previous game here was a bit of a rude awakening,” said Markram, a stand-in captain against England after regular skipper Temba Bavuma was ruled out through illness.
But Markram said he expected the big-hitting middle-order batsman to be fit to face Bangladesh despite a 109 that “took quite a lot out of him”.
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