“I don’t think it’s as straightforward as being able to repeat it. We’ll try to bring our best game back.”
South Africa suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against India in Barbados when they needed 30 runs from 30 balls with six wickets in hand and lost by seven runs following the fall of wickets.
South Africa defeated India and West Indies in the Super Eights, leading many to mark them as favorites to lift the trophy.
“In terms of being a favorite or not, it’s all different people’s opinions,” Markram said.
“As a team we really try to focus on putting together good games of cricket and playing that exciting brand of cricket that we’ve been trying to play for the last 18 months.”