SA beaten but not disgraced

Times Media

TELFORD VICE, Johannesburg *

They came, they saw, and they were beaten. But they were not disgraced and they did not choke. Instead, SA went down fighting in their World T20 semi-final against India in Dhaka last night.

SA did themselves the favour of putting up a challenging total of 172/4. Never in the 69 T20s they had played before yesterday had a team chased down more than 165 to beat them. That alone means India deserved to win, which they did by six wickets with five balls rema...