South Africa ignore near-misses with eye on T20 World Cup final

Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago: South Africa coach Rob Walter believes his team will not be haunted by its embarrassing legacy of big match stagefright...

Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago: South Africa coach Rob Walter believes his team will not be haunted by its embarrassing legacy of big-match stagefright when they take on Afghanistan for a place in the T20 World Cup final.

Despite the Proteas' deep resources of talent, the country has only won one international title -- the Champions Trophy back in 1998.

In World Cup knockout games, they have won just one in 10 and have never made a final, be it in the 50-over or T20 format.

"The near misses in the past, they belong to the people who missed them," insisted Walter.

"This team is a different team. We own whatever is ours to own. And so, our nearest reflection point is this tournament where we've managed to get over the line. So that's what we think about."