Vernon Philander's comments come after South Africa lost their 2025 Champions Trophy semi-final to New Zealand by 50 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Vernon Philander shared his views about Temba Bavuma retiring from ODI matches after the team faced a defeat in Champions Trophy semifinal.

Former South African veteran fast bowler Vernon Philander has backed South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma to continue leading the side in ODIs. South Africa lost the 2nd semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy to New Zealand,

Former South African pacer Vernon Philander has backed Temba Bavuma 's ODI captaincy lauding his leadership skills. Despite the team's recent defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against New Zealand, Philander believes that Bavuma has done an excellent job as captain.

Bavuma admitted 363 was always going to be a tough chase, and South Africa needed all of their batters to stand up and string partnerships. David Miller hammered an unbeaten 67-ball century but didn't get much support from the others as South Africa were kept to 312 for 9, and fell short by 50 runs.

Disappointed South Africa captain Temba Bavuma didn't shy away from revealing how his side will learn from their mistakes in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal.

Bavuma (56) and Rassie van der Dussen (69) kick-started the chase to put their side at 125-1, but they lost momentum after both were dismissed by Mitchell Santner in the space of seven overs

Disappointed South Africa captain Temba Bavuma didn’t shy away from revealing how his side will learn from their semi-finals mistakes at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Getting to knockouts one thing for Proteas, winning another, but captain says mental approach will be no different

Skipper Temba Bavuma gave South Africa a solid start in their run-chase of 363 against New Zealand in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Lahore. Bavuma led from the front with a 56-run knock,

South Africa’s dreams of ending the drought of winning an ICC silverware took a beating in Lahore on Wednesday after falling 50 short of the mighty total of 362 put up by the Kiwis.

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