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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87835, member: 27"]
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
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[*]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.
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Semi-final clash with New Zealand looms
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[*]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.
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The first World Cup title is still the white whale
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[*]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.
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