Amla pleased with South Africa's intensity

Hashim Amla doesn't have fond memories of the last time he captained South Africa in a limited-overs tri-series in Zimbabwe. Two years ago, he led a T20 side on an unofficial tour, managed just one fifty and lost to the hosts in the final. He was only a stand-in today, with AB de Villiers rested due to a minor illness, but this match was all the more satisfying after.

"Why would you bring that up now?" Amla said when jokingly asked about his experiences in 2012. "I did think about it, and somebody mentioned it to me last night, but it's a bit of a different team and it's a fifty-over game so I had full confidence that 230 was defendable, even though we were missing two star players in AB and Morne. It's a good performance and I think it's always sweeter when you win after being under a bit of pressure."