Proteas coach Shukri Conrad was left wondering how they did not win the tri-series final yesterday, after New Zealand produced a death bowling master class to defeat them at the Harare Sport Club.
The Proteas went down to a three-run defeat against New Zealand in the T20I tri-series final in Harare in a thrilling encounter that went down to the last ball.
SA Under-19 sensation Jorich van Schalkwyk became the first player in history to score a Youth One Day International double century, when he powered to 215 runs off a mere 153 deliveries in their win over hosts Zimbabwe in their tri-series opener in Harare.
Temba Bavuma thanked the community of Langa who has supported him "through thick and thin" as he and his Proteas teammates took the World Test Championship mace to his home town in the Western Cape.
Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi has made a brutal assessment of their previous performances against New Zealand in their two previous matches, admitting that they made some rookie mistakes against them.
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad has confirmed that veteran opener Reeza Hendricks has fallen out of favour in the national T20I setup, with several batters now ahead of him in the selection hierarchy.