Teenager Kwena Maphaka believes the Proteas just need to improve on the "one percenters" if they are to keep the three-match T20I series alive against Australia.
Proteas fast bowlers Gerald Coetzee and Kwena Maphaka have been included in the South Africa A squads for the home series against New Zealand A that gets underway on 30 August in Benoni.
Bowling coach Piet Botha has moved swiftly to dismiss any whispers about teenage quick Kwena Maphaka not getting any wickets for the Proteas in the first test match against Zimbabwe.
Teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka will lead the Proteas bowling attack in the first Test against Zimbabwe that starts in Bulawayo on Saturday, head coach Shukri Conrad has said.
Kwena Maphaka has received his first Proteas contract while Heinrich Klaasen is still in negotiations with Cricket South Africa (CSA) about his future in international cricket.
Teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka says he tried to "keep it as simple as possible" after becoming the youngest Proteas debutant in Test cricket against Pakistan at Newlands.