Gibson: Batsmen need to show more fight
Proteas coach Ottis Gibson says he wants to see an improved batting performance from his side in the final ODI at Centurion.
Gibson has described the batting performance in the 5th ODI against India 'below par'.
India bowled out South Africa for 201 runs in 42 overs to clinch the 6 match ODI series with one match to spare.
Hashim Amla was the only notable scorer in the innings with 71 runs with the rest of the top 6 only managing 114 runs between them.
‘We succumbed quite easily tonight to be bowled out in 42 overs, it was very disappointing from a batting point of view,’ he said on Tuesday.
‘Even with the bowling, there were some soft boundaries, which has gone on the whole series. I want a little bit more fight with the bat.
‘The India spinners got six or five again tonight. Over the course of almost every game, they have picked up at least five wickets. I know they are very good, but we are better than [what] we showed with the bat.
'I would like to see us naturally prove ourselves in that regard.’
The final ODI takes place in Centurion on friday with the T20 series starting on 18 February.