AUS vs SA Live Score, 2nd T20I: South Africa eye to level the series vs Australia
Maphaka's performance came after a disappointing showing in Zimbabwe, where he managed just three wickets for 92 runs in 10.5 overs during the tri-nation series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand.
The young bowler had a notable exchange with Tim David after the Australian batter attempted to complain to the umpire about a delivery aimed at his chest.
"He went to the umpire and he was asking about it. I just told him to let the umpires deal with umpiring the game, and he must focus on batting," Maphaka said after the match.
Despite Maphaka's impressive bowling, which included dismissing Mitchell Owen early in his spell, David went on to score 83 runs off 52 balls, featuring four boundaries and eight sixes, helping Australia reach 178 runs after being 71/5.
"It feels really good, coming off a few bad performances in Zimbabwe and just building up, playing some more professional and competitive cricket in the past few months, it feels really good to put in a good performance for the team and make history while doing it," Maphaka said.
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