Key Highlights
- "I'm glad that we're favourites, because I've always felt that as a South African team you want to be able to play as a favourite," head coach Shukri Conrad said, suggesting they were enjoying the spotlight.
- Since surviving a double Super Over against Afghanistan, Aiden Markram's side have not taken their foot off the pedal.
- In Quinton de Kock, Markram and Ryan Rickelton, they field a top order capable of banking a powerplay head-start, with an explosive middle order offering little respite when the openers do not fire.
- ADVERTISEMENT South Africa complements it with a varied bowling attack.
- Kagiso Rabada's hard, test-match lengths and Marco Jansen's left‑arm bounce have cramped batters, while Lungi Ngidi's change-ups have been a revelation across phases.
