- The teams constantly displaying scores around 300 in Karachi: Bavuma.
- Said that Afghanistan is a competitive team with great experience.
- South Africa will face Afghanistan in Champions Trophy on Friday.
Karachi: Captain of South Africa Temba Bavuma expressed his confidence in the preparation and preparation of his team for their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy against Afghanistan, which should take place in Karachi on Friday.
Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Bavuma underlined the challenges posed by the attack on Spin-Lourde in Afghanistan and stressed the importance of adapting to the conditions in Karachi.
South Africa, which arrived in Pakistan more than a week ago, had time to acclimatize under conditions and played a warm-up match and a match of the Tri-Nation series before the tournament .
Bavuma noted that Karachi’s surfaces have been adapted to the striker, the teams constantly displaying scores around 300 in recent matches. However, he underlined the need for his bowling unit to remain disciplined and precise to counter the trend at high score.
“Our challenge as a bowling alit is to be one of the most disciplined and precise bowling units,” said Bavuma.
“From a stick point of view, the pressure of the dashboard is a great thing. The guys enter, by ensuring that they become large so that we can challenge for these 330–350 type scores. »»
Afghanistan, making its debut in the champions trophy, should make an important challenge, in particular with their spinners, who prospered in subcontinental conditions. Bavuma recognized Afghanistan’s competitiveness, recalling their recent victory over South Africa in Sharjah last year.
“These are a very competitive team with great experience and international pedigree,” he said. “They will not be confident in this game.”
Asked about the steps of PAS for the match, Bavuma revealed that the surface seemed cooler than the previous counters, potentially offering more aid to sewing what. However, he expects Karachi to remain a place adapted to the whole striker.
“From what I hear from the coach, it looks like a fresh counter, not as dry as the others we have seen,” he said. “There could be a little more help for sailors, but Karachi is usually a good counter for strikers.”
The history of South Africa in ICC tournaments was a subject of discussion between fans and experts, the team often failing in direct elimination phase. Bavuma, however, rejected any concept of persistent luggage of past disappointments.
“There is no real negativity or baggage among guys,” he said. “We are entering this tournament with great positivity and confidence in our ability to go far.”
The South African skipper stressed the importance of treating each game as a Knockout, given the truncated format of the Champions Trophy. “Our state of mind is to make sure to go up and play our best cricket game,” he said. “I hope we play five games and not three in this tournament. More importantly, we must win the moments that matter. »»
South Africa will seek to start its campaign on a solid note against Afghanistan, with Bavuma urging its team to bring their “a game” to the table.
The match should start at 2 p.m. on Friday, on Friday, the two teams wishing to make an early statement in the tournament.
