South Africa 'embrace pressure' and favourites tag, says coach

Runners-up in the 2024 edition, South Africa went past Zimbabwe by five wickets in their last Super Eights match New Delhi to the only unbeaten team in the tournament. Often called "chokers" for failing in the knockouts of top global competitions, South Africa have played commanding cricket in this edition save one close match against Afghanistan. Their opponents New Zealand sneaked into the semi-final with a better net run-rate than Pakistan and remain underdogs in the first semi-final in Kolkata on Wednesday.