5. Inability To Pick Up Wickets
Dale Steyn”s departure meant Kagiso Rabada had to lead the South African pace attack. Immediate pressure might not have taken the best out of him as in the 7 matches he played so far, Rabada took 6 wickets with an average of 50.83. Those numbers certainly do not prove Rabada”s potential.
After Rabada there is his bowling partner, Lungi Ngidi. You might see the stats and say he took 7 wickets in 4 games which is amazing but the question is when did those wickets come? Most of those 7 wickets fell when “it quite did not matter”.
South Africa struggled to get the opposition bowled out on most occasions. They also struggled to get wickets with the new ball. Due to some of the player”s departure, the South African unit had to alter their plans but their replacements could not quite fill the void.
Although individual players did stand up at again no one created that impact except for the veteran Imran Tahir. Though Morris and Phehlukwayo did deliver, batsmen never feared them.
They say batsmen win you matches but it”s the bowlers who win you tournaments and this tournament certainly was not dominated by the South African bowlers.
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