South Africa look to have found a way to negotiate the tricky pitches being offered up by T20 World Cup co-hosts the United States by dialling down the aggressive batting approach traditionally associated with the format.The 20-team showpiece in the U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC T20 World Cup 2024 - Group D - Netherlands v South Africa - Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, United States - June 8, 2024 South Africa's Marco Jansen celebrates with teammates REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSouth Africa look to have found a way to negotiate the tricky pitches being offered up by T20 World Cup co-hosts the United States by dialling down the aggressive batting approach traditionally associated with the format.
The lack of big scores is in stark contrast with the recent Indian Premier League, where franchises routinely broke the 200-mark and Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a staggering 287-3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 15. Electing to bat, they limped to 113-6 and restricted Bangladesh to 109-7 to register their third successive victory."Our mindset is not even close to T20 cricket," player-of-the-match Klaasen told reporters at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.Even the tournament's most anticipated match proved a low-scoring affair, with India dismissed for 119 but still managing to beat arch-rivals Pakistan in Sunday's blockbuster in New York.
"Obviously if you have to showcase it to the world and sell it, I don't think it's a great selling product. But for cricket, it's tight competition," the middle order batter said.
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