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South Africa’s attack gets workout despite rain
- Updated: May 30, 2016
Time in the middle for South Africa’s bowlers was the most important takeaway from their tied warm-up match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI on Sunday, according to Hashim Amla. The match was affected by rain, with only 24.1 overs possible in the second innings, but it gave South Africa’s attack enough time to find rhythm.
“It was a really good sign that our bowlers got some time in the middle before it started raining. It was turning out to be a good game,” Amla said. “They bowled well. It started raining and the ball got really wet, but even then they bowled decently. Getting overs under the belt is the most important thing.”
The match was set up for a tense finish after President’s XI had reached 127 for 3, chasing 281, and all of South Africa’s bowlers used in the fixture got in more than one over. Morne Morkel and Tabraiz Shamsi were the only two bowlers in the squad who did not get a bowl.
Despite not having played competitive cricket in nine weeks after the World T20, Kagiso Rabada did not show any signs of rust and took 1 for 13 in five overs. Wayne Parnell was the only …
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