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Proteas head 'back to the drawing board'
Cape Argus
|March 18, 2026
KESHAV Maharaj yesterday shouldered the blame for the Proteas 68-run defeat in the second T20I that saw the Black Caps level the series at 1-1 heading to Auckland.
THE Black Caps celebrate their victory over the Proteas in the second T20I in Hamilton yesterday.
(AFP)
It was a dutiful obligation from the Proteas stand-in captain after winning the toss and electing to bowl.
"Honestly, I thought the dew was going to play a large factor in terms of changing the wicket, but look, there was dew in the outfield, but the wicket got a little bit worse, so I'll take that on my chin," Maharaj said after the 68-run defeat at Seddon Park.
The skipper had more to be rueful about though.
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