T20 World Cup 2024 | "Gous made life tough for us", says Markram

Andries Gous hits a six against SA on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images

The United States put the seasoned South Africans under tremendous stress in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match here on Wednesday and the Proteas skipper Aiden Markram conceded Andries Gous made life difficult for his side.

Gous's audacious strokeplay saw him score an unbeaten 80 off just 47 deliveries (5x4s, 5x6s) and kept the South Africans on tenterhooks till the last over. Chasing 195 for victory, USA fell short by 18 runs, but not before giving the Proteas a mighty scare.

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Aiden Markram

"Gous played well. [He] made life tough for us. [A] couple of tidy overs from us and the margin could have been better. But lessons learnt. Nice start. At the half-time, the wicket changed a little. It got slower," said Markram. Markram also credited the USA bowlers for restricting strokeplay, adding that Player of the Match Quinton de Kock finally got the team going.

"They bowled well. We would have loved to finish with a bang. [A] couple of lessons to take. Big for us that Quinny got his flow. Everyone else just chipped in. [A] couple of overs we could have tidied upon. A few executions here and there might have let us down," he added.

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