South Africa captain Aiden Markram says his side has moved "a lot closer" to playing to their full potential as they outclassed New Zealand to edge nearer to the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup. South Africa were clinical with both ball and bat, first restricting New Zealand to 175 on what Markram felt was a surface capable of producing a 200-plus total, before completing the chase comfortably.

"Definitely a lot closer to the fullest potential tonight. I thought pretty much all areas were really good," Markram said after the comprehensive win on Saturday night. "To keep them under what we felt was probably a 200-type pitch was a massive effort. The surface played really well and got better as the night went on," he said. Ahead of the match Markram had said that his side was not playing to its full potential. The Proteas skipper credited the bowlers for reading the conditions smartly and executing their variations with conviction.