A fresh controversy spurred during the 2nd ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town as Pakistan clinched the series with an 81-run win over the hosts after a T20I series loss.
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Kamran Ghulam took the match away from the Proteas with his 63(32) before Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah took 4/47 and 3/37.
Notably, while chasing Pakistan's 329, Klaasen was seen complaining about ball tampering, leading to a heated exchange between him and Rizwan. See what happened.
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Ball tampering from Pakistan? What was the reason for South Africa's Klaasen vs Rizwan's fight?
The incident occurred after the end of the 26th over from Haris Rauf where the Protea wicketkeeper complained about the condition of the ball to the umpire, alleging that the ball has been tampered with.
The complaint led to an animated discussion between Klaasen and Pakistan skipper, Rizwan before Rauf approached the scene. However, it did not go on for long after Babar Azam played a peace-maker between the two.
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The umpires checked the condition of the ball, however, not observing anything unnatural or tampering, the match resumed.
Klaasen's valiant effort of 97(74) went into vain as the hosts kept losing wickets from the other end and were bowled out for 248 with 6.5 overs remaining.
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What did Heinrich Klaasen say about the 'ball-tampering' incident after Pakistan vs South Africa match?
After the 2nd ODI and loss in the series, Klaasen cleared his point of view of the incident without making it sound controversial.
The South African questioned how the ball could wear out so quickly in rainy conditions, causing the Pakistan bowlers to bowl reverse swing.
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"I’ve played here [Cape Town] for 10 years, 13 years. With rain here last night, a green outfield like we had, I have never seen the ball reverse like that in 20 overs. Balls are only 25 overs old in a one-day game, so in 20 overs, that ball was shaping like a four-day game in quite proper heat. So, yeah, other than that, I’m not going to comment on anything," The Proteas wicketkeeper stated.
There has not been any offical statement from Mohammed Rizwan or the Pakistani camp yet.
