Co-hosts USA stunned the sport by beating former champions and Asian powerhouse Pakistan in the first-round group stage, a result which helped propel the Americans into the elite Super Eights second stage.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - South Africa captain Aiden Markram warned his side against under-estimating the United States ahead of their T20 World Cup showdown, claiming the Americans are"not a small team anymore".
With 12 of the original 20 nations eliminated, the United States are riding a wave of confidence into the Super Eights.India, Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh comprise the other pool. They then squeezed past Bangladesh by only four runs before avoiding a seismic shock by breaking Nepal hearts in a knife-edge one-run win.
Of the bowlers, Anrich Nortje has shone with a tournament second-best nine wickets with a top return of 4-7.
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