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To move Proteas forward, Markram had to move up
Cape Argus
|March 04, 2026
THE Proteas' defeat in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against India deeply hurt Aiden Markram.
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It was visible in the eyes of every player, but the captain looked particularly distraught.
South Africa had reached that showpiece final in Barbados despite their leader's lack of contribution; in truth, he had scratched around for the duration of the tournament.
Markram never looked his fluent self, trying to force the issue to hit himself out of a persistent funk. In the final, as the Proteas chased 177 for a historic win, he contributed just five runs, leaving his teammates to shoulder the burden.
The South Africans came agonis-ingly close, reaching a stage where they required a run-a-ball in the final five overs. But, as has so often been the case in ICC events, they fell short, losing by seven runs on that fateful June day.
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