Champions Trophy: Faf owns up to run outs, but says SA 'didn't deserve to win'

He is ready to accept his fault in the game-changing run-outs against India but Faf du Plessis insisted that South Africa "never deserved to be in the semifinals" because of the quality of cricket they played during the Champions Trophy

Faf du Plessis

He is ready to accept his fault in the game-changing run-outs against India but Faf du Plessis insisted that South Africa "never deserved to be in the semifinals" because of the quality of cricket they played during the Champions Trophy.

Du Plessis was involved in run-outs of skipper AB de Villiers and David Miller within a space of six deliveries which turned the match head on. On both occasions, it was his call that became other batsman's undoing. "Yeah, all those run-outs are completely my fault. There were opportunities for us in the game, myself and Quinton (de Kock) started getting a nice partnership together after 10 overs, where India bowled really well," Du Plessis admitted. However, he was more disappointed about the mix-up with Miller as both ended at one end.

The 'C word' is something that makes every South African cricketer uncomfortable. While Du Plessis just like De Villiers had no answer why they choke during big matches, he did have strong observations about the quality of cricket that they had been playing of late.

"Right through the tournament, we didn't play our best cricket and we didn't deserve to win the tournament. Today was really, really bad day for us," he added.

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