Aiden Markram refuses to point the finger for Proteas defeat

South Africa fell to a seven-run defeat in the third and final clash against the Caribbean outfit and subsequently surrendered the series, after also losing the first T20 in Centurion on Saturday.

Last night, however, many may have felt Heinrich Klaasen dropping Romario Shepherd in the first ball of the final over from Kagiso Rabada is what ultimately allowed the visitors to reach the 220 total as the over eventually went for 26 runs.

But Markram refused to throw anyone under the bus by pin-pointing where the tie might have been lost.

"I don't think you can point out a single moment, obviously there were moments throughout the game that could end up making a big difference. But speaking of doubt and self-reflection, I would say, me sitting and thinking of how I could have done things better for the benefit of the team and the same applies to all the other guys," he said.

Perhaps the silver lining on the night would have been Reeza Hendrick's T20I career-best 83 runs off 44 balls, which was his sixth half-century in his last eight innings for the Proteas.

"His consistency is unbelievable. I'm not too sure of the stats of the past 10 games that he's played but I would say he's gone past 50 quite a few times in his last 10 games. I'm happy for Reeza, he's got an opportunity now, and pretty much every time he gets an opportunity, he takes it with both hands. He's doing a great job for us," he added.

With the West Indies inbound tour now wrapped up, the Proteas will be looking to take all the positives with bat and ball into their must-win World Cup Super League clashes against the Netherlands this weekend, according to the skipper.

"There's quite a bit of good that we can take from it. With betting the guys have tried their best and put up a bit of a fight which is good. Most of the guys in the top six are pretty much informed which is a great thing to take forward. From the bowling point of view, it's another opportunity for the bowlers to remind everyone that they've been one of the best bowling units in the world in the past 18 to 24 months," he concluded.