Markram was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad and he was in fine touch. On many occasions, he bailed his team out of tough situations and made sure that he keeps the scoreboard ticking.
South African batter Aiden Markram feels exposing himself to the high standard of cricket that the IPL offers will help him deal better with pressure situations in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Markram lauded the bowlers, saying that they looked like they had "everything under control."
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the three-match series. The visitors made 163-5 before restricting Sri Lanka to 135-6.
Pakistan won the first test by seven wickets and has not beaten the Proteas in a home test series since 2003.
Du Plessis was on 55 and Bavuma on 41 as stumps were called on Day 2 in Centurion.
Aiden Markram has spoken about the possibility of leading South Africa as the Proteas are currently on a lookout for the position in the longest format.
Cricket South Africa said that the injury took place during Day 2 of the ongoing Test against England and will require surgery which will keep him away from the game for at least six weeks.
Aiden Markram now joins Keshav Maharaj on the sidelines, who was also ruled out of the last Test in Ranchi due to an injury.
Markram had earlier scored 161 for South Africa A against India A in a first-class game last week.
Aiden Markram, who has played 17 Tests and scored 1,358 runs at 43.80, believes the environment in the dressing room is good and they are looking forward to the challenge.
Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder scored centuries as South Africa A made a strong comeback in the second unofficial Test against India A.
Markram was recalled into the team as South Africa aimed to put final touches on their squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2019.
The South Africans lost a wicket on the first ball of the match and were all out for 173 after winning the toss and electing to bat.
Australia were feeling the pressure when Markram and de Villiers took South Africa to 247/2, setting the crowd off with the tampering taunts.
Kohli posted a special message for Markram on Twitter, hailing him for his noteworthy knock that was decorated with a six and 17 boundaries.
Australia reduced South Africa to 293/9 in their second innings, one wicket from ending the game, when the bad lights stopped play.
Markram had no hesitation in admitting that Kohli was the massive difference between both the sides and should be credited for his decisions as a leader and a batsman who can take the game forward.
Markram was handed the South African captaincy after the first ODI as Faf du Plessis got injured and it was a trial by fire with India trouncing the hosts 5-1 in a lopsided six-match series.
The in-stand skipper who came in place of injured Faf du Plessis, said that the team would draw out reasons for their poor run in the limited overs format and will have to start from scratch to identify the problems.
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