If the Proteas are to keep their winning streak intact and qualify for that final in Ahmedabad that Conrad mentions then it’s likely that skipper Aiden Markram will be leading the way following his excellent tournament to date with the bat.
Markram is the leading run-scorer at the T20 World Cup across the four teams remaining in the semi-finals and Conrad believes the South Africa captain has learnt a lot since the Proteas’ runner-up finish behind India at the most recent edition of the tournament in 2024.
“I think obviously the guys are richer for that (2024 final) experience,” Conrad said.
“They have learned so much about themselves and Aiden has been fantastic both with bat in hand as you mentioned and as a leader as well as a captain.
“But you’re only as good as your troops and he’d be the first one to admit that. So it’s easy to captain a bowling unit that’s on top of their game and batters that are firing. But Aiden has been at the forefront of all of everything that we do.
“I think our experience in the last T20 World Cup will stand us in good stead. And again, when you keep making semi-finals and finals, and I’ve said this many a time previously, If you continually make semi-finals and finals, eventually you’re going to win one.
“But if you don’t make it, you can’t win anything. So, you’ve given us a 25 percent chance now, if my math doesn’t fail me and then hopefully on Wednesday evening that will have gone up to about 50 percent.”
