India, Feb. 21 -- India face South Africa in their upcoming T20 World Cup fixture in Ahmedabad on Saturday. For both sides, it will be a rematch of the 2024 T20 World Cup final, which India won. Meanwhile, for Conrad Shukri, it is his first white-ball competition as South Africa's head coach. The 58-year-old feels the co-hosts are favourites to win the match but are under a lot of pressure, which could prove advantageous for the Proteas.

"There's so much scrutiny, especially in a side like India. They're going to be under a lot of pressure to make the semi-finals and obviously go on and make the finals as well. Hopefully, we can expose them and make them vulnerable under that pressure," he said.

South Africa also toured India last year,...