New Delhi, March 2 -- South Africa coach Shukri Conrad wants his side to embrace the favourites tag ahead of their cut-throat semi-final against New Zealand at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The Proteas stayed unbeaten at the T20 World Cup with an emphatic five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe here on Sunday and now get set to take on the Black Caps with a spot in the titledecider the prize for the winner in an eagerly awaited semi-final on Wednesday.

While the stakes may be higher in a knockout semi-final and the opposition more difficult,Conrad is backing his players to handle the pressure with aplomb and continue their winningrun.

"There's always pressure. I think it's what you do with that pressure and how you shift the pressure," Conrad s...