Proteas captain Aiden Markram has warned his team against underestimating New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup, saying they have the quality to cause an upset when they meet in Delhi today.
New Zealand captain Mitch Santner has admitted the Proteas are a massive threat to their hopes of reaching the ICC T20 World Cup final, but remains optimistic ahead of Wednesday's semifinal.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad is happy for his team to embrace the favourites tag as they head into Wednesday's T20 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in Kolkata.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has pointed to the Afghanistan match as their most difficult of the ICC T20 World Cup so far, admitting things could have gone very differently had that result not gone their way.
The Proteas will move into the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with their unbeaten record intact after a hard-fought five-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Sunday.
The Proteas could possibly field a much changed line-up when they take on Zimbabwe in their final Super 8s match at the ICC T20 World Cup, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince.