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BRIDGETOWN: South African captain Aiden Markram said he was “gutted” after his team lost their first-ever T20 World Cup final by seven runs to India. Having ended a run of seven semi-final losses — in both short-form formats — with their victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Proteas came agonisingly close to their maiden World Cup title. Heinrich Klaasen’s blistering 52 from 27 balls, …

MUMBAI: South Africa are motivated by the desire to prove themselves against Bangladesh, Aiden Markram said on Monday as he called on the team to build on their massive 229-run World Cup victory over England. Bangladesh have won three of their last four One-day International meetings with South Africa, including a 38-run win at the 2019 World Cup. “We haven’t …