South Africa pockets US$31k bonuses after beating Zimbabwe

A perfect tournament record and R3.5 million in stacked bonuses have South Africa looking like the team to beat heading into the knockout rounds.

Proteas stay unbeaten after beating Zimbabwe

• South Africa's cricket squad toppled Zimbabwe by five wickets on Sunday, keeping their flawless T20 World Cup run intact.
• Every Proteas player banked a US$31,194 match bonus from that single win.
• R3.5 million in total bonuses has piled up across victories over Canada, Afghanistan, New Zealand, UAE, India, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.
• Bigger payouts are dangling if they can push through the semis and lift the trophy.

Semi-final clash with New Zealand looms

• Eden Gardens in Kolkata hosts the Wednesday showdown against New Zealand.
• Aiden Markram, the Proteas captain, warned against treating a seven-wicket group-stage win as any kind of blueprint.
• Markram called knockout cricket unpredictable and praised New Zealand's pedigree.
• His squad is reportedly fired up for the occasion regardless.

The first World Cup title is still the white whale

• South Africa remains the only undefeated side left in the semi-final bracket.
• Their long-running reputation for choking at crunch time in World Cups is what they desperately want to bury.
• India and England square off in the other semi on Thursday at Kolkata.
• None of the four remaining teams have ever won a cricket World Cup.