PROTEAS ARE HONGER FOR SUCCESS AT T20 WORLD CUP

A HONGER Proteas team will “keep wanting more” after their statement victory over co-hosts India at the T20 World Cup earmarked them as serious title contenders.

India were klapped by 76 runs by Aiden Markram and his brasse, as 80 000 fans in Ahmedabad were silenced on Sunday as their 12-match winning streak at the T20 World Cup, stretching back to 2022, came to a crashing halt.

India, batting second for the first time in the tournament, collapsed to 111 all out in their Super 8 opener after South Africa posted 187/7.

David Miller showed India’s much-vaunted line-up how to bat on a slow Ahmedabad pitch, building an innings after the Proteas lost early wickets and were 20/3 in the power play.

Miller put on 97 for the fourth wicket with Dewald Brevis (45) on his way to 63 off 35 balls in a perfectly paced knock.

Miller said that India’s cloak of invincibility had been removed and now SA know “that they are beatable”.

Miller wysed: “It wasn’t easy. Playing against India is always really difficult and they’ve got some incredible team and players.

“For us in a tournament like this, it’s about making sure that we do keep going back to the simple things, making sure that we stay in our lane as a player, get the job done and keep wanting more.

“We’re a mature team. A lot of guys have played together and a lot of cricket for South Africa and that goes a long way under pressure.”

SA next face the West Indies on Thursday.