South African captain Graeme Smith was at loss for words after his team crumbled under pressure and were knocked out of the World Cup by New Zealand in the quarter-final at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium here Friday.
“No words to describe how I feel. Just have to take it on the chin…very disappointing evening. I thought we bowled pretty well. Credit to Jesse Ryder. The stand between Jesse and Taylor kept them in good stead, but we kept them to 220, which is very gettable,” he said.
Smith blamed the batsmen for the loss.
“At 100 for 2, we were sitting well, and then we lost too many wickets. We lost too many wickets…your guess is as good as mine (as to why we keep losing in World Cup knockouts), it’s been happening since 1992,” he said.
“We have got some big positives out of the World Cup. We weren’t good enough tonight, but we have to take it forward and not get bogged down. New coach and new captain…We are disappointed with tonight, and nothing I say is going to change that for fans back home,” said Smith.