Ramaphosa hails Proteas on historic ICC World championship
President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated South Africa's cricket team on winning the ICC World Test Championships against Australia at Lords in London on Saturday.
The Proteas won by five wickets on the fourth day, with most credit for their victory going to captain Temba Bavuma and batsman Aiden Markram scoring 69 and 136 respectively, in their second innings.
President Ramaphosa said coach Shukri Conrad, Bavuma, and the team have done South Africa proud.
They started the match as underdogs but their indomitable spirit, which is a characteristic of our nation, carried the team through.
Bavuma was asked to sum up his emotions after the match.
“We came here with a lot of belief, also a lot of doubters,” he said.
“It’s a special moment for the team and a special moment for the people back home. The energy was there, we’ve been wanting this; we’ve been relentless. Hopefully this is one of many.”
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