'David Miller wasn't picking a thing at all' - Mark Boucher credits Ravi Bishnoi for outwitting batter
It looked a completely different pitch in the two innings as none of the South African batters could truly counter the Indian spinners.
Sanju Samson's ton coupled with a metronomic bowling display helped India to emerge as resounding winners by 61 runs in the first T20I between South Africa and India on Friday. The Indian pacers did receive a beating but it was the spinners who put up a masterful display to stifle the Proteas batters.
Former South Africa wicketkeeper-batter, Mark Boucher, in a recent discussion, lauded Ravi Bishnoi for mixing things up in a highly proficient manner to keep the opposition batters guessing.
"I was watching a couple of his (Ravi Bishnoi) balls come out a little bit different and I think what he did really well tonight, especially in the dark, is he changed the seam up. Sometimes you look at the ball, especially as a wicketkeeper as well. You look at the ball and see if you can see it spinning different ways. But, he muddled his seam up very nicely, stated Boucher, while speaking on JioCinema.
David Miller wasn't picking a thing at all: Boucher
The former Proteas cricketer did not mince words while addressing David Miller's struggle at the crease, particularly while facing Bishnoi. He also added that the South African bowlers could not really leverage the purchase on offer.
"David Miller wasn't picking a thing at all. I mean, there was one over there where I think he missed four out of the six deliveries he faced. So yeah, he was bowled to really well tonight, and it just goes to show two quality spinners (Bishnoi and Chakravarthy). There was something there for the bowlers on that wicket. Something that the South African bowlers could not exploit," added Boucher.
It was the 11th over of the run-chase where South Africa needed 125 from 60 during which Miller was completely tied down to one end by the brilliance of Bishnoi, who bowled a series of five dot deliveries to the southpaw. It was the very next over that saw the back of both Miller and Heinrich Klaasen.
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