India vs South Africa: Champion or choker?

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, right, is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran during the men’s T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago

This T20 World Cup, under Markram, a new South Africa has emerged. They talk and also know how to walk the tightrope. Three of their games in this tournament have gone to last overs — Bangladesh, Nepal, the Netherlands — but they are alive and kicking in Barbados to tell their survival story. They have taken their time, come together to ponder on possibilities in a huddle and have emerged from the field sporting smiles. South Africa have been quick to adapt to every innovation the game has seen, started well at the World Cup, and are now ready to walk the last mile too. (READ MORE)