Proteas opener Reeza Hendricks has defended their batting in the opening one-day international against Pakistan over the weekend, saying everyone is ready to bounce back and level the five-match series when the second game takes place in Durban today (Tuesday, 22 January 2019). South Africa lost the first game by five wickets in Port Elizabeth, a performance which drew criticism for their batting on a slow St George’s Park pitch. They only managed a score of 266 for two and were blasted for not showing more intent. But Hendricks defended the way they played.