The Proteas crumbled with the bat to go down by 68 runs against New Zealand in the second T20I in Hamilton on Tuesday with the five-match series now level at 1-1.
Proteas bowler Gerald Coetzee says the pool of talent in South African cricket is in a healthy state, and the fight for places in the national team is at its fiercest.
South Africa dominated New Zealand in the first of five T20Is, claiming an impressive seven-wicket victory in Mount Maunganui on Sunday
Mitchell Santner and Tom Latham will share captaincy duties in the upcoming five-match series against South Africa as New Zealand rest and rotate their squad.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner insists he is proud of his players despite falling to a big defeat against India in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
India cemented their dominance in white-ball cricket by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to become the first men's side to win the T20 World Cup three times and the first to defend the title successfully.