Ultimately, you become really tight as a group and you want good things to happen to this group because you know they're great people. Markram hoped that this would be the first of more finals to come, in particular when South Africa host the 50-over Cricket World Cup in 2027. "It will take a bit of time for us to reflect back on all the good things that we've done, but obviously for the time being, it just hurts a lot. "In hindsight, things will still feel really good about this competition. Just for the time being, it stings a bit, but it's good for it to sting.