‘Low-energy’ South Africa dumped out of World Cup by minnows Netherlands
Adelaideiuaustraliauku Deflated South Africa coach Mark Boucher said his side had only themselves to blame after their Twenty20 World Cup campaign ended on Sunday with a shock defeat to the Netherlands.
The Dutch stunned the Proteas by 13 runs in Adelaide - a victory that also propelled India into the semi-finals even before their match against Zimbabwe - in the latest of a series of surprise results at the tournament.
South Africa had been touted as outside favourites to win the competition but they are now heading home after failing to get out of the weaker of the two Super 12 groups.
“I think if you look at our T20 side, we’ve got a good team. We believe that on our day, we can beat anyone,” said Boucher, for whom it was a hugely disappointing way to end his reign as coach.