We knew the guys out there in the middle were capable: Shamsi

SHARJAH: South Africa left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi said that his team knew that David Miller and Kagiso Rabada were capable of taking the side home against Sri Lanka in a thrilling Group 1 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Miller and Rabada had an unbeaten partnership of 34 off just 15 balls to help South Africa chase down 143 with just a ball to spare.

"I don't think anyone can explain it. That's why we love the sport. I don't think anybody in the stadium could have guessed which way the game was going to go. But for me personally and the team, we knew the guys that were out there in the middle were capable. Thankfully for us, they did the job today," said Shamsi in the post-match press conference.

"You can't say a hundred percent predict which way it's going to go, but you have confidence in the guys that you have in the team. The way Temba steered the batting with Markram and then for Rabada and Miller to come and do what they do, that was really nice to see from our point of view," added Shamsi.

Shamsi, adjudged the player of the match for his spell of 3/17 in four overs, tightened the screws on Sri Lanka in the middle overs. Shamsi now has 32 wickets to his name in 2021, going past Uganda's Dinesh Nakrani to be on top of the table. IANS

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