In that, Markram was overlooked for a leadership role he is thought to be destined for, not least because he took South Africa's Under-19 team to World Cup glory in 2014 | He dropped to 852 by the time of the last weekly rankings update with a score of 32 in the second ODI |
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On one hand, that may be because he was burdened with the stand-in captaincy two matches into his ODI career in a series against India which South Africa went on to lose 1-5 ; on the other, he has been shifted around the top four with little indication of if or where he may settle permanently.
Captain Babar Azam's decision was no surprise after Pakistan chased down a target of 204 with nine wickets and two overs to spare at the same venue on Wednesday, with Babar making a masterly 122 | |
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Having said that, in the series decider, his team would need him to put up a good batting display | Watch Live Cricket Ireland vs South Arica IRE vs SA |
The pressure told, especially on Beuran Hendricks, who was carted around for 55 in his four overs.
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