‘I don’t think we are a well-oiled machine’: Temba Bavuma after South Africa defeat Pakan in 2nd Test | Cricket News

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma who guided the Proteas to the 7th successive Test victory with a win against Pakan on Monday said that they are still not a well-oiled unit.
“As much as we have got the success, I don’t think we are a well-oiled machine. We have seen in certain moments of the game that we have let it go too much in the opposition’s favour and it has taken some form of brilliance from us to bring it back,” Bavuma said.
“When you speak about the special factor within the team, it is our ability to find a way (to win). We are still on a journey and not close to playing 100%. But there is something special brewing within the team and it will be scary when we are firing on all cylinders,” he added.
South Africa are on a dream run at the moment, booking their place in the World Test Championship final after winning the first Test against Pakan last year. They have also defeated West Indies and Bangladesh away as well as Sri Lanka.
“We’ll prepare as well as we can, probably more mentally than anything. We will stay true to what we have been doing as a team. We will have to adjust to the conditions in England and the opposition, but we will go out and fight,” he said.
“There is a lot of competition within the (squad), which has brought out the best in individuals. We are motivated winning. We have an opportunity to do something special for the country. Everyone will run through a brick wall to make sure we get on the right side of the result,” he added.

The World Test Championship final will be played at Lord’s from June 11-15 against arguably South Africa’s greatest cricket foes, Australia.
(With agency inputs)

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