India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: This Indian team is a quality side and we have to play well to win, says Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma.

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The Indian team management was under severe pressure to ring in a few changes in the third T20I against South Africa as the hosts were trailing 0-2 in the five-match series. However, they didn't succumb to the pressure and instead showed immense faith in the players' ability to bounce back and keep

The South African dismissed talks about the Indian team being a weak side. "I think that it's a bit unfair. We won the first two games quite convincingly and lost today. The team which the Indians have is not a weak one. The players have performed well in their domestic tournaments and the IPL. I don't think they have been given an opportunity just for the sake of it. These are quality players and for us there is no expectancy as we know that we have to play well to win and that's what we have done in the first two games. Today, they were a much better side and we have to expect it. I don't think you guys were thinking that we are going to come here and win the series 5-0 just because all the big-name players are not there. This is a good Indian team, in my opinion," Bavuma said after the match. Speaking of what went wrong in the game, he said: "The spinners came and put us under pressure in this game. The conditions were good for the slow bowlers and the Indian spinners exploited the conditions. Look, we were unable to get any partnerships going or any momentum today. The bowlers put us under pressure and we didn't really get going. We batted really well in the series but today was an off day for the batters." Would batting first have been a good option? "That's a good point but we, obviously, are trying to play