’99 Problems and Bavuma ain’t one’ – Fans react to Proteas batting meltdown

David Miller. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images)

Cricket fans took the mickey out of the Proteas batting collapse against India in the third ODI decider in Delhi on Tuesday, where they fell to 99 all-out in a paltry 27.1 overs.

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav was South Africa’s chief tormentor with 4/18, which helped India reduce the tourists to the fourth lowest ODI total in their history.

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Social media, of course, had a field day at the expense of the men’s national team, who were missing captain Temba Bavuma, his vice Keshav Maharaj, and front-line spinner Tabraiz Shamsi due to illness. 

There was scant sympathy from viewers but plenty schadenfreude.

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