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NEWS India-South Africa Series 2006>Twenty-20 win is a confidence booster: Sehwag 02nd Dec 2006 21.50 IST By Agencies India's stand-in captain Virender Sehwag today said that the win in Twenty-20 international against South Africa would lift the morale of the struggling team and give the players a much-needed boost for the rest of the tour. “We will take the confidence from this match into Sunday's game (fifth and final ODI),” Virender Shewag said after India's thrilling six-wicket victory, which halted their losing streak on the tour.
"Our bowlers did a fine job. They bowled in the right areas and restricted South Africa," he said. Sehwag was also all praise for the batting display put up by Dinesh Mongia and Dinesh Karthik . "They batted very well." Losing captain Greame Smith said that the team should have scored a few more runs. "We needed a few more runs on the board. We also did not out enough pressure in the last ten overs," he said. But Smith was confident of recapturing his teams winning momentum in Sunday's fifth and final one dayers. "We will try and turn back things come Sunday." Asked about the game's new version, Smith said, "The atmosphere today was fantastic and people loved it." Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-South Africa Series 2006 Team Page: India Team Page: South Africa | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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