South African pacer Kagiso Rabada insisted on Monday that the “discord” has to stop as the Proteas look to bounce back from a terrifying start t20 world cup. South Africa lost to Australia by five wickets in their opening match of Super 12 on Saturday, scoring just 118 runs in 20 overs.
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The only piece of comfort was that Tuesday’s opponents, defending champions West Indies, were even worse.
They were bowled out for a disappointing 55 by England and lost by six wickets.
“We see (batting) as a concern. The last thing we need to do is go and keep bickering about it,” said Rabada, whose 19 not out against Australia was second only to Aiden Markram’s 40 for his team.
That was despite Rabada coming in at number nine.
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One of the main talking points was the bizarre dismissal of Quinton de Kock.
The opener was bowled by Josh Hazlewood, but only after the ball bounced over him, the left-hander helplessly looped over the stumps and then looked down.
De Kock was one of his team’s first three wickets, falling for only 23 runs.
It was a disappointing outing for the 28-year-old, who had scored five half-centuries in his last eight innings in the format.
“Quinton is a high quality player, and I think it just hasn’t arrived,” Rabada said.
“That’s how cricket goes. Batsmen know what they have to do. We know what we have to do as a team. No one is blaming anyone. But the worst thing you can do is, He is to harp about it over and over again.
“Quinton is a huge player for us. He has done extremely well for South Africa ever since he started playing. He is a world class player and he just needs to go in and do his job.”
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