Dharamsala, October 3 - South African captain Faf du Plessis lauded the efforts of his bowlers who pulled things back in the last few overs to restrict India to 199/5 in the first T20 international here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here on Friday.
South Africa chased the target of 200 runs down with seven wickets and two balls to spare. India were able to score only 41 in the last five overs after being at 158/1 at the end of 15. Kyle Abbott was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors bagging figures of 2/29 from his four.
"Kyle bowled exceptionally well. Today was one of those days where the bowlers were under the pump. The way our bowlers pulled things back towards the end probably was the turning point," du Plessis said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
