The outgoing Mark Boucher on Sunday described South Africa’s shocking defeat by The Netherlands in the T20 World Cup as the worst of his tenure as coach, the result leading to another heartbreaking exit for the perennial chokers.

Having done in by rain in their Super 12 opener against Zimbabwe, the Proteas climbed up to the top of Group 2 with wins over Bangladesh and India. They needed to beat minnows The Netherlands to make the last four. But their bowling let them down as the Dutch posted a challenging 158-4 and restricted their fancied opponents to 145-8 for a famous 13-run win.