India, March 4 -- By Sahil Kohli

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): South Africa's World Test Championship-winning skipper Temba Bavuma has backed pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada to deliver an impactful performance ahead of the semifinal clash of the T20 World Cup against New Zealand at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Bavuma spoke to ANI on the sidelines of the Proteas' final Super Eight clash against Zimbabwe at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Rabada, who played a crucial role in Proteas' maiden WTC title win last year with a nine-wicket haul (including a fifer) against Australia at Lord's, has struggled to live up to his high standards during this T20 World Cup.

The 30-year-old right-armer, who is just 10 short of becoming the fifth...