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South Africa’s loss against India in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was embarrassing, says AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers believes confidence of the team takes a beating due to such losses.

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Published: Feb 23, 2015, 11:23 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 23, 2015, 11:26 PM (IST)

South Africa captain AB de Villiers says that the 130-run loss to India was embarrassing. India posted 307 in their 50 overs courtesy of a century by Shikhar Dhawan and an aggressive half-century from Ajinkya Rahane. De villiers says that it wasn’t their day, hard to make out where exactly his team went wrong. India vs South Africa: Full scorecard

He said that the two run outs in the top six were jut not acceptable and it’s not just about making into the quarter final. He feels that the confident takes a beating due to such a huge loss and is confident that his group of “mature” players will bounce back well in their game against West Indies. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

South Africa won their opening game against Zimbabwe and were looking to carry that momentum into the game against India. But India, who were going into this game at the back of a huge victory against their arch-rivals Pakistan outplayed South Africa in every department and deserved their victory. India’s next match is against United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 28.  ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

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