Despite his team crashing to a convincing defeat, Proteas coach Rob Walter was pleased with some individual performances during the second ODI against Pakistan, and he was particularly delighted with fast bowler Kwena Maphaka.
Maphaka delivered a standout performance in Cape Town on Thursday, taking 4/72 on debut, while middle-order batter Heinrich Klaasen made 97 runs off 74 balls (his second successive half-century).
It was not enough to carry their team home, however, as the Proteas fell in a crushing 81-run loss, with Pakistan taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead into tomorrow's final fixture.
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