'They have been really good': Aiden Markram gives full credit for South Africa's historic run

Aiden Markram praised South African bowlers for their outstanding performance, which led to a historic victory over Afghanistan on Thursday morning. South Africa have reached its maiden T20 World Cup final. 

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Aiden Markram gives full credit to bowlers

The Proteas bowled Afghanistan out for a record low of 56 runs in the semi-final. Markram highlighted the pivotal role of the bowlers throughout the competition, emphasizing their consistent excellence.

“The bowlers, the whole competition, they've been really good. Probably saving the batters on certain occasions. So, you have to give a lot of appreciation towards them," Markram stated.

South Africa's bowling attack consisting of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, and Tabraiz Shamsi has been instrumental in their journey to the semi-finals, frequently bailing out the batting unit and maintaining pressure on the opposition. Their dominance against Afghanistan underscores their capability and resilience, setting the stage for South Africa’s strong title contention.

The deck at the Brian Lara Academy stadium offered considerable movement off the seam and South African quicks used it to the optimum to bowl out Afghanistan for an insufficient 56.

“If we reflect back on this wicket, we'll probably be pretty happy that we're not playing here again. T20 cricket as a whole, you want entertainment,” said Markram in the post-match press meet after SA defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets.

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Aiden Markram was delighted to see South Africa finding a way to win on a challenging strip.

"The wickets that we've had throughout the competition have been pretty challenging. It's hard to tell that a wicket is not good because it can't just always be a batter's game.

"Having said that, still taking the positives we can. Wickets are tough. So, finding a way to win is probably the most important thing." South Africa will now travel to Barbados for the final either against India or England.

“We've been doing it for most of our careers, you jump from venue to venue where conditions are quite different. So, it's again just adapting and playing the pitch and the game that's in front of you.

“We'll try to find ways to always take wickets with the ball and from a batting point of view try to get to a score that's defendable. Both teams have to play on the same wicket,” he noted.

(With PTI inputs)