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T20 WC: South Africa’s coaching consultant Albie Morkel feels in-form captain Aiden Markram is someone who invariably finds another gear when the stakes are highest in tournament cricket, adding that he’s a good leader who’s earned the respect of the entire team.

Markram went on the offensive in South Africa’s pursuit of 176 against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, smashing a 19-ball half-century on his way to making an unbeaten 86 that set the tone for a comfortable victory. Markram has now amassed 150 runs in three innings, averaging 75 with a strike rate of 179.

Since the start of 2025, Markram has amassed 1,557 runs in 48 T20 innings at an average of 37.1 and a strike rate of 148, with 13 fifties and a century. But his batting returns as South Africa’s T20I captain have shifted markedly.