Ahmedabad, Feb. 22 -- Following his side's loss in their Super Eight opener against South Africa, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that his team lost too many wickets in the powerplay and could not get those valuable partnerships. He expressed optimism that the team will come back strong while playing the same brand of cricket they have been playing.

Proteas avenged their loss in the 2024 T20 World Cup final as David Miller's half-century and fiery bowling spells from Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj helped them deliver an all-round clinical performance, beating Men in Blue by 76 runs at Ahmedabad and sending their net-run-rate in negatives.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Suryakumar pointed out that while the team as a ...