A gutsy half-century by experienced batter Heinrich Klaasen and a spectacular debut by fast bowler Kwena Maphaka were not enough as the Proteas fell short in a convincing 81-run defeat to Pakistan in the second ODI in Cape Town last night.
With the tourists having also won the opening match of the series in Paarl a couple of days earlier, they took an unassailable 2-0 lead with one match to play this weekend.
Chasing 330 runs to win in an attempt to level the series at Newlands, most of the Proteas top-order batters got off to good starts, but none of them managed to kick on until experienced middle-order star Klaasen dug his heels in at the crease.
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