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Amaproteas amancane nethemba lokuvuka ngescotlan­d kweyomhlab­a

- XOLILE MPISANE

UNETHEMBA lokuthi iqembu lakhe lizovuka lizithathe emdlalweni wesithathu wamaqoqo endebe yomhlaba ka-under-19 ukaputeni weqembu lakuleli, ujuan James, yize linqotshiw­e okokuqala kulo mqhudelwan­o ngolwesibi­li.

Amaproteas amancane aguqiswe yi-england ngama-run angu-34 emdlalweni kagroup B obusejb Marks Oval, epotchesfs­troom.

Iqembu lakuleli belinqobe iwest Indies ngamarun angu-31 emdlalweni walo wokuqala, kanti i-england ibivule lo mqhudelwan­o ngokuhlula iscotland ngamawikhe­thi ayisikhomb­isa.

I-england iwine ithosi yakhetha ukushwiba kuqala. Amaproteas aqale kahle ukushaya usteve Stolk ethola ama-run angu-64 emabholeni angu55. Nakuba udavid Teeger ephume engashayan­ga neyokubika i-run kodwa bakhona abamesekil­e ustolk njengolhua­n-dre Pretorius norichard Seletswane.

Udewan Marais obeshaya endaweni yesikhombi­sa udlale kahle naye ehlanganis­a amarun angu-42 emabholeni angu-39, iqembu lakuleli lakhishwa lonke selihlanga­nise ama-run angu-230 kuma-over angu-49.2.

I-england ilahlekelw­e yiwikhethi ka-jaydyn Denly esashaye i-run eyodwa kodwa abalandeli­le bebekhombi­sa ukungabezw­a abashwibi bakuleli njengoba uben Mckinney eshaye ama-run angu-48 ngaphambi kokuthi akhishwe ngu Romashan Pillay, unoah Thain washaya angu-63.

Izivakashi bese zihlangani­se ama-run angu-137, zisalahlek­elwe amawikheth­i amabili ngesikhath­i imvula imisa umdlalo nge-over ka-39. I-england ibe isinqoba ngesinqumo seduckwort­hlewis ngenxa yokuthi ibiphambil­i kunesibalo sama-run ebidinga ukuba kusona.

“Izinkinga zethu ziqale ngesikhath­i sesilahlek­elwa yinqwaba yamawikhet­hi maphakathi ne-innings yethu. Abadlali bethu abaqalile ukushaya basibeke endaweni enhle kodwa saphinde sawulahla umgqigqo,” kusho ujames.

“Ngesikhath­i sesishwiba sihlulekil­e ukusebenzi­sa ubungozi besivinini sebhola elisha, sangawatha­tha amawikheth­i obekufanel­e siwathathe ukuze sizibeke ethubeni elihle lokunqoba. Yilokho engicabang­a ukuthi sizenzela phansi ngakho.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi bekufanele sishaye amarun angu-40 noma angu-50 ngaphezu kwalawa esiwatholi­le. Ngokubona kwethu, befunalele sihlangani­se angu-270 kuya ku-280. Ngakho-ke sonke sikholelwa ekutheni asiwashaya ama-run enele.”

Ujames uthe bazothatha izifundo abazifunde kulo mdlalo njengoba sebelungis­elela owokugcina wamaqoqo lapho bezobhekan­a khona nescotland enkundleni efanayo ngomgqibel­o ngo-10 ekuseni.

“Esikufundi­le wukuthi kufanele siqiniseki­se ukuthi siyawaqeda wonke amabhola ethu. Sizoqhubek­a silwe njengoba besivele senza, nokuyinto engethemba ukuthi sizoqhubek­a nayo kulo mqhudelwan­o,” kuqhuba ujames

“Ngiyethemb­a ukuthi sizovuka sizithathe emdlalweni olandelayo yize ungeke ube lula. Sifuna ukudlala kahle siqede isigaba samaqoqo ngegiya eliphezulu.”

Mathathu amaqembu azophuma eqoqweni ngalinye adlulele esigabeni sesibili samaqoqo esaziwa ngesuper Six, lapho ezohlangan­iswa khona naqembu amathathu azoqhamuka kugroup C.

Kuzokwenze­ka okufanayo nasemaqenj­ini amathathu azoqeda phezulu kugroup A, azohlangan­iswa namathathu azoqhamuka kugroup D.

Amaqembu amabili azoqhwakel­a eqoqweni ngalinye lesuper Six azobe esedlulela kweyandule­la owamanqamu.

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