Buttler 'surprised' by South Africa's loss to Netherlands

Netherlands gave birth to a fairy tale after defeating South Africa:AFP

England captain Jos Buttler was 'surprised' by South Africa's loss against the Netherlands. He said this before facing South Africa in Mumbai tomorrow.

South Africa, who had won the first two matches, faced the Netherlands in Dharamsala on October 17, who were playing in the World Cup after 12 years. The World Cup saw two major incidents in the space of three days - followed by England's loss to Afghanistan and South Africa's loss to the Netherlands.

Asked whether he was surprised by South Africa's loss to the Dutch, Buttler said at a press conference today, "Yes, I am (surprised). I think you will always be surprised when this happens. Not belittling the Netherlands at all. They played a great match, they deserved the win. So I think you should always give credit to your opponent in this case. Regarding why he was still surprised, Buttler said, 'I'm sure South Africa were the bookies' favorite in that match. But that's why this game is great. It causes such incidents. And everyone is trying to compete on the same field, trying to win the match. You have to give credit to your opponent.'

England lost to Afghanistan:AFP

Naturally then the subject of England's loss against Afghanistan also came up. But Butler is not thinking about that match anymore, 'We have left it behind. We are looking forward to tomorrow's match. We cannot change what happened in the previous match. Prepared well yesterday, practiced today. There is a lot of excitement around this match. In the 2016 T20 World Cup, a thrilling fight was seen in the match between South Africa and England at the Wankhede in Mumbai. England reached the target of 230 runs given by South Africa. Butler is expecting a thrilling match this time too. This time both the teams are coming down right after the accident.

Butler also thinks that the strength of the two teams is almost the same, "They are playing quite well." Certainly their top six batsmen lineup is quite strong. One of their strengths in bowling is pace. I think both parties like it. Both our teams have speed in their bowling attack. The result should be a great fight. They are a really good team. You always expect a tough challenge against South Africa. It will be a great match.