“You have the Protea on your chest, it doesn’t matter how tired you are,” said South African all-rounder, Dwaine Pretorius, ahead of South Africa’s encounter against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Entrusted with bowling at the death, and having produced consistent results for the team thus far, Pretorius said, “As a player, you have to prepare for all situations.”

Pretorius also credited the bowling unit for the impact it has created throughout the tournament and said that their effort also brought him wickets.

“Maybe it’s gone my way a bit. Our bowling unit is bowling well. The ball is falling my way. As long as we win games for the country, that’s all that matters.”

Pretorius explained that the key to his success is in being unpredictable with his pace and lengths even if his line remains consistent.

“Trying to make sure I’m bowling to the batter’s plan C and D.” Pretorius has worked on a variety of new deliveries to ensure he doesn’t become predictable.

“In a T20 World Cup, if you’ve got only one option, you’re in trouble. At the moment, even if the line is predictable, you’re not quite sure which ball is going to come out.”

At present, teams are trying to preserve wickets in the powerplay because one of the patterns observed through the course of this tournament is that teams losing early wickets in the powerplay tend to lose the game. Against Bangladesh, Pretorius emphasized that South Africa would try to “upset their way of thinking.”