Johannesburg, Mar 30: Colin Ingram top-scored with a 50-ball 78 in the one-off T20I between South Africa and India. He was involved in a 119-run partnership with Jacques Kallis (61) as South Africa set India a 220-run target.

The batsman spoke about his innings, and his partnership with Kallis, in a television interview during the innings break. Excerpts:

On batting with Jacques Kallis

[It was good to] just get a few runs. It’s just a few times that I have batted with [Jacques Kallis]. It is a T20 international and it’s really nice to see him out there and doing his best.

On whether this was his best innings

Yes, I think so. I have been playing as well as I would have liked in the T20 format. So far, [it’s good] to get out there and get some runs.

On the team plan at the start of the innings

We did not think about a target or that sort of thing. We just [wanted] to get 200 or so in 20 overs and take it from there.

On the wicket

It’s really good. [...] This is slow but really good and I think we have to bowl well as well.

On the innings featuring good cricketing shots rather than slogs

It is a cricket wicket so it is largely to do with that. It’s not such a good outfield [so that] encourages you to sort of stick it out there and play some good shots.