It's not whether South Africa have the skills and mental fortitude to come out on top in close games that concerns their coach Shukri Conrad . It is whether they have the confidence to show that they possess those qualities.

In the aftermath of their last-over defeat in the T20I series decider against Australia in Cairns, which came after a last-over defeat in a tri-series final against New Zealand last month, Conrad asked his players to strut their stuff a little more if they want to become a champion side.

"Sometimes we can be too humble. We don't show off to the world enough what we're capable of doing," Conrad said, as he almost used Australia as an example of what self-belief could look like.

"This has got nothing to do with the way Australia plays, but they have got a bl

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