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1st Test: Partnership Between Bavuma And Bosch Hurt Us, Says Pant
Skipper Temba Bavuma: India stand-in captain Rishabh Pant acknowledged that the 44-run partnership between South Africa captain Temba Bavuma and all-rounder Corbin Bosch with seam bowling did harm the hosts, as they suffered a 30-run defeat at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Skipper Temba Bavuma’s resilient 55 not out on a difficult batting pitch, combined with a useful 44-run stand with Bosch, following a brief 16-run partnership with Jansen, took South Africa’s lead to 123, which was enough to secure a Test victory in India after 15 years. In the chase of 124, India were bowled out for 93 and now trail 1-0 in the two-match series.
“After a game like this, you can't dwell into it too much. We should have been able to chase it. The pressure kept on building. We didn't capitalise enough. Temba and Bosch had a good stand in the morning. That partnership between them hurt us,” said Pant in the post-match presentation ceremony.
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