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T20 World Cup: It's not all doom and gloom for us, says South Africa captain Temba Bavuma

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South Africa, who will head to the marquee event on the back of their white-ball series loss to India, have been hit by a spate of injuries.

The Proteas will miss the services of Rassie van der Dussen and Dwaine Pretorius. Skipper Bavuma himself is under pressure as he has not been in good nick since his return from an elbow injury. "I think it's not all doom and gloom for us.

We're excited. We're looking forward to this tournament and how far we can go," Bavuma said at the captains' press conference on Saturday. "To be honest, the guys are in good spirits.

We've obviously just come from India where we didn't have the best of series. "But there's still a lot of confidence that we can take throughout our season and the performances that we've put together as a team," he added.

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