‘Bavuma bhai retirement lelo please’ – Fans react as Temba Bavuma gets out on duck in ODI World Cup 2023 semi-final against Australia

South Africa and Australia are clashing against each other in the 2nd semi-final of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16. The winner of the contest will face India in the final which will be played in Ahmedabad on November 19.

Meanwhile, opting to bat first after winning the toss, South Africa suffered an early setback as their skipper Temba Bavuma went back to the pavilion in the very first over of the match on a duck. Fans reacted to the dismissal and slammed Bavuma for playing the contest even after not being fully fit.

Very important to stay in the present: Temba Bavuma

However, during the toss, Bavuma said it’s a huge thing to play the semi-final against a big team like Australia. However, he didn’t say much but revealed that Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen are back in the squad in the places of Lungi Ngidi and Andelo Phelukwayo respectively. Australian captain Pat Cummins also wanted to bat first as he said during the toss.

“We will bat first. Not something I really dreamt of. We have come against a team like Australia in the semi-final. Means a lot to me, there’s a game to focus on. Very important to stay in the present. Need to stick to our processes. Shamsi is in for Ngidi, Jansen comes in for Phehlukwayo.” Bavuma said during the toss.

“We would have batted first as well. But it is overcast and hopefully, there’s some swing early on. They play a pretty similar style, unfortunately, they have won the last few, we are due. We have been in these positions before. We have a lot of experience. We were not up to our best in those couple of games. But the guys have been positive in the last seven games. Two changes for us. Stoinis and Abbott are out. Maxwell and Starc are in.” Cummins said during the toss.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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