President Cyril Ramaphosa wished the Proteas well ahead of their Cricket World Cup semi-final. Photo: X/CyrilRamaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa wishes the Proteas well in semi-final
The Proteas go forth into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals with the hopes of a nation on their shoulders.
President Cyril Ramaphosa wished the Proteas well ahead of their Cricket World Cup semi-final. Photo: X/CyrilRamaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Proteas well ahead of their semi-final clash against Australia at the Cricket World Cup.
President Cyril Ramaphosa wishes the Proteas well
Ramaphosa reminded the Proteas that the nation is behind them as they chase a first ever men’s Cricket World Cup final.
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“The nation regroups today in support of the Proteas in your ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India,” Ramaphosa said.
“May the energy that has led you and many of our national teams to victory in such critical stages of tournaments be with you this morning.”
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Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma says that the belief in the squad is high but they are prepared for an all-out war against Australia before they can think about a final.
They have the quality
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Bavuma feels that if the Proteas can deliver the quality they showed in the round-robin phases they will progress.
“The way we’ve performed as a team, it’s obviously created a lot of positive sentiments, but even higher expectations.
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“A lot of people believe this could be the year we see ourselves in the final. As a team, [and] individually we’d like nothing better than that,” said Bavuma from Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
“But we also respect the game of cricket, we’re not coming up against a Mickey Mouse team. They’ve got a lot of experience and confidence in knockout games.
“I’d hate to say we deserved to go through because of the way we played our cricket, I don’t think that’s the way things go.
“But from our performances and the processes that we’ve followed to get to this point, we’ll continue to learn on that, and we believe that will take care of the results,” the Proteas skipper continued.
The match is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 SAST on Thursday 16 November 2023.
