‘Gutted, but proud...’ - Markram after 7-run loss to India

With just 24 runs to win from the final 24 balls with five wickets in hand, South Africa slumped from 151-4 to 169-8 in 22 balls to concede the title.“I’m gutted for the time being, it will take some time for us to reflect on a really good campaign, it hurts at the moment but I’m incredibly proud of this group of players and everyone involved,” Markram said.

“We bowled well to restrict them to what we thought was a manageable total but it’s never over until the last ball is bowled and we saw that again today, we got into a great position to win, which showed we were worthy finalists,” Markram said. “As we have seen with several of our previous games, it’s never over until the last ball. We never got comfortable and there is always that element of scoreboard pressure, and things can change quickly, but I’m still proud of what we have achieved.

“This was my last T20 game for India and this is exactly what we anted to achieve, and I’m just grateful that I was able to get the job done for the team, “It was now or never, it was my last T20 game playing for India, my last World Cup, so I wanted to make the most of it. It was my desire to win the tournament, to make the most of the occasion and to respect the situation rather than try to force the situation and just to play the game my team wanted me to play,” Kohli said.

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