Zimbabwe coach David Houghton has reprimanded the T20 World Cup officers for permitting the match towards South Africa to proceed in ‘ridiculous’ rain. Houghton mentioned the rain was so heavy that play ought to have been stopped earlier than Zimbabwe might bowl. “I understand the need to try (play) these games for the public and for everyone else,” he informed reporters.
Quinton de Kock’s blistering knock nearly spoiled South Africa’s win over Zimbabwe earlier than rain of their T20 World Cup opening match in Hobart on Monday and the 2 groups ended up sharing factors. South Africa had been comfortably chasing a low goal of 64 runs in seven overs, because the match had already been diminished to 9 runs per over on account of rain, and de Kock made an electrical begin with 23 runs within the very first over.
The coach continued, “I think we need to play in some bad weather to get results. I thought we made a mark in this game. The umpires were making those decisions midway. That it’s worth playing. I disagree with him, but I can’t do much off the field.”
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“The rain got so heavy in one phase, it was ridiculous. It was foggy for most of the evening. But it got to a level where we could hear it thumping on the ceiling in the dugout. He’s not there anymore… Drizzle, it’s time to get off the field. There were tough conditions for both sides but as we bowled it got more and more wet,” Houghton mentioned.
Zimbabwe will tackle Pakistan of their subsequent Super 12 match in Perth on Thursday, whereas South Africa will face Bangladesh, who made their T20 World Cup debut with a nine-run win over Netherlands after pacer Taskin Ahmed took 4 wickets. Of.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
